Movie Review: Silenced – A Hearing of the Unheard
By Farrukh Anique || In 2005, a scandal broke in Gwangju, one that would later be retold as Dogani (도가니). The principal of a special school for children with speech … Read More
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Movie Review: I Can Speak – A Survivor’s Testimony
By Farrukh Anique || During the Second World War, Japanese soldiers abducted large numbers of underage girls from Korea, China, the Philippines, Taiwan, and other places, forcing them to satisfy … Read More
Movie Review: A Taxi Driver – A May 18 Film
By Farrukh Anique In an evening in October 1979, South Korea’s former-military president Park Chung-hee was sent to his grave in the midst of an elegant dinner, killed by his … Read More
Round and Around: Drawing an Arc of Korean History Through the May 18 Democratic Movement
“Although this film is very specific to South Korean history, it does not require the audience to have previous knowledge on the subject.”
Goedam: Hong Won-ki’s Netflix Series
Transnationalism and Ghostly Korean Urban Legends. By Régis Olry. A young girl in the restroom of her school realizes that there is no more toilet paper. Suddenly, she can hear … Read More
Jeong Beom-sik’s Ghost Movies
Whisperings and Topology of Anxiety Written by Régis Olry. Korean director and writer Jeong Beom-sik’s filmography is quite diversified, including the action thriller The Man from Nowhere (Ajeossi, 아저씨), the … Read More
Korean Ghost Movies
Written by Regis Olry. The Origins and Concept of Ghosts in Korea Korean ghost stories are firmly rooted in oral tradition and ancient literature.[1] In the Tales of the Extraordinary … Read More
A Villain Reimagined: A Review of Joker
Reviewed by Katy Ryan. A lot of films have debuted this year, including the long-awaited Avengers: Endgame, IT: Chapter 2, The Lion King, and Spiderman: Homecoming. By nature, I like … Read More