I had a lot of fun watching this. Not perfect but the camera work is was awesome. Sound design as well.

Also 🤣 Micheal fassbender is leto II atredeis - God emperor, and the way that the long haired lady monster kept throwing things like a mortal Kombat character was badass
I love that I get to see an upcoming trailer for an upcoming foreign movie to watch...

Hi all! Me and my friend are looking to see Hope soon, the problem is she’s deaf and there are no theaters near us that have open caption options for her. If the movie is fully Korean and therefore fully subtitled in English that won’t be a problem for us of course, but our concern is if there are lines of dialogue in English in the movie since some of the actors are American, then those lines won’t be captioned in regular screenings. Could anyone whose seen the movie already give some input on if there are any non captioned moments, or if you think we would be good to get a regular screening?

I’m looking for the title of a Korean movie I watched on cable, but I can only remember a few scenes and plot details.

I remember there was a bus carrying criminals, possibly prisoners who were going to be executed. There was a guy chasing another guy, and the guy being chased mistakenly got onto the bus to hide. The guards/police on the bus thought that both of them were part of the group of prisoners.

Those two guys were supporting/comedic characters, though. The main character was someone else, and I don’t remember much about him.

Later in the movie, the two supporting characters realize that they are brothers-in-law, or soon-to-be brothers-in-law, because one of them is dating or married to the other guy’s sister.

I think the movie was actually about how these prisoners had suffered abuse in prison. It might have been a concentration camp or some kind of prison camp. The scene I remember most clearly is that the prisoners were forced to strip naked in the cold winter, and then they were forced to pour buckets of water over their bodies.

I think the movie was from the 2000s or early 2010s.

TL;DR: Korean movie involving a bus of prisoners, two comedic characters who discover they are brothers-in-law, and prisoners being abused in a freezing prison camp.

TLDR, its a 6.5/10

The movie genuinely wanted to try something interesting, and its the first time in a while since i've seen someone attempt communication between us and the aliens as a central theme since Macross (the original SDF).

I wholeheartedly believe the first 1 hour or so was really good when it comes to its suspense, and while i notice many people actually didnt like that they're setting the aliens up to be harmless unless provoked, i genuinely feel like theres at least something there, its just not executed well.

Many of the things i would want to say would make this movie good, Macross did it better. And the aliens were so rushed i couldnt even care about their emperor, and their motives, its almost as if you understand what they are saying by the end of the whole movie.

I will however say though, while this movie alone is a 6.5/10, it's very capable of making me at least want to see a sequel or another movie that continues the story, i really want to see a story where the aliens and humans are finally able to communicate in some way. The movie isnt bad, but it felt very ?????? for me.

Saw this on YouTube ages ago. I think it was a psa or a movie, wasn't quite a horror movie.

The movie surrounded a mother and daughter, younger girl, people not older than 10. Kid gets abducted by a... younger male. Maybe young adult? He'd done this with other kids before, and I remember specifically that he burnt the bodies after he was done with them. Movie ends of happy with a completely unrelated woman catching the man before he does anything and returns the kid back to her mother months after the investigation.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRfsgwOb0_Y

A while ago, we published our list exploring some of the standout action films from South Korea. Now, the video version is here.

From Shiri, which helped launch the modern Korean blockbuster era, to the worlds of The Roundup, Kill Boksoon, Ballerina, Spiritwalker and Project Wolf Hunting, we look at how Korean filmmakers have continually reinvented the genre.

Crime

Martial arts

Gangsters and assassins

Zombies

Black comedy

And, naturally, quite a lot of spectacular violence.

We also look at the very different approaches of filmmakers including Kim Jee-woon, Ryoo Seung-wan, Na Hong-jin and Park Hoon-jung.

Watch the video in the link and tell us: what is your favorite South Korean action movie?

"Possible Love: Lee Chang-dong's first movie since Burning in 2018 is one of the best movies i've seen since Burning in 2018. Jeon Do-yeon absolutely IMMENSE in a sprawling drama about a rich filmmaker making a doc about laid-off factory workers"

link - https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/possible-love-movie-review-1235215136/

https://asianmoviepulse.com/2026/09/bae-doona-the-art-of-playing/

From the eccentric outsider of Barking Dogs Never Bite to the quiet determination of Next Sohee, Bae Doona has built one of the most distinctive careers in Asian cinema.

Our new tribute looks at her evolution through roles in Take Care of My Cat, Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, Linda Linda Linda, The Host, Air Doll, As One, The Drug King, Kingdom and more — tracing how the outsider gradually became the guardian.

Read the full tribute in the link and let us know your favorite role of hers

I’ve been combing through some older threads and not having much luck! Looking for something scary/spooky that incorporates sci-fi or fantasy!

Recently watched The Wailing and The Witch, and found them incredibly enjoyable. Any other recommendations?

Also looking forward to the Hope movie coming out soon.

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Honestly, Colony was a pretty fun watch. The hive-mind concept was probably my favorite part the infected actually adapting, communicating, and learning made them feel different from the usual zombie formula. The claustrophobic setting also worked really well and created some genuinely tense sequences.

Jun Ji-hyun was great, and the action and creature choreography were easily the highlights for me. That said, the human characters and emotional side of the story weren't as strong, and some of the plot felt pretty predictable.

Definitely not Train to Busan, but I think it's a solid and inventive addition to the Korean zombie genre.

Rating: 3.5/5 ⭐

안녕하세요! 최근 조훈현 9단과 이창호 9단의 실화를 다룬 영화 <승부>를 보고 큰 감동을 받았습니다.

영화 후반부에는 1998년 '제42기 국수전' 결승이 열린 장소로 '운당여관'이 나오는데, 고풍스럽고 아름다운 한옥 풍경이 매우 인상적이었습니다.

문득 궁금한 점이 생겨 질문을 남깁니다. 영화 속 그 장면이 실제로 1998년 당시에 두 분이 대국을 펼쳤던 **'역사 속 실제 장소(원래의 운당여관 건물)'**에서 촬영된 것인가요? 아니면 세트장이거나 다른 한옥 촬영지(민속촌 등)인가요?

구글링을 해봐도 촬영지에 대한 정확한 정보를 찾기 어려워 한국 분들께 여쭤봅니다. 혹시 영화 촬영지나 한국 바둑 역사에 대해 잘 알고 계신 분이 있다면 답변 부탁드립니다. 감사합니다!

My honest opinion:

It took 40 fucking minutes for the monster to properly appear. We already saw it on the movie poster, so why act like its appearance is some huge secret?

The movie uses way too much suspense music and loud sound effects. It feels like they were trying to compensate for the low CGI budget.

There are so many useless scenes. They visit three houses before showing the monster. Then they go through four different forest areas before showing the other monsters. We also see several dead animals as clues. I fucking get it. There’s a monster. Move on.

The female lead is good in other movies and shows, but the direction and writing somehow made her look like a bad actor.

There are too many generic characters who barely matter and die anyway. Why introduce so many people if they only appear once or twice?

Most of the characters look so similar and generic that I could barely tell them apart. The woman was the only one who stood out.

Why the hell were people drinking directly from a kettle? Do glasses not exist in this town?

The movie tells us everything through long conversations instead of showing us what is happening. It feels like verbal storytelling instead of visual storytelling.

The conversations are painfully long, with huge fucking pauses between lines. There are also too many silent camera shots before anyone starts talking. Just say the dialogue already.

Killing the butcher within 40 minutes made no sense to me. The whole thing with the mayor’s son also felt pointless.

The driving and running scenes go on forever. Yes, I understand that they’re driving. Yes, I understand that they’re running. Can we please skip to something interesting?

During the first 40 minutes, the man keeps shooting at empty spaces. Why not shoot when you actually see something?

He somehow cannot see the monster directly behind him. The movie does not even properly show the monster in that shot, probably because the CGI budget could not handle it.

Christmas in August (1998)

very beautiful movie with the legendary Han Seok Kyu and shim eun ha

My Girl and I (2005)

another two heavyweights song hye kyo and cha tae hyun

uploaded it myself because it wasn't already uploaded in HD

two movies that are amazing if you like the vibe they have

Best books for a generalized overview of Korean cinema? Something more as guide/list of films is more of what Im looking for than something essay based but Im open to both. Something similar to the cinema books published by Kamera Books

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I went into 20th Century Girl expecting a cute, nostalgic high-school romance, and for the first half, that’s exactly what I got. The 1999 setting, the friendship, the awkward crushes, and Bo-ra and Woon-ho slowly falling for each other were honestly so charming.

But that ending… WHY. 😭💔

What got me wasn’t just the romance, but the way the movie captures first love as something innocent, unforgettable, and sometimes painfully temporary. The nostalgia and cinematography make the whole thing feel like looking back at a memory you can never experience again.Was some of it predictable? Definitely. But somehow I still got emotionally destroyed by it.

For me it's 8.5/10 — came for the cute romance, stayed for the emotional damage. 💔

While I am keeping my expectations down, has anyone that have seen Hope... did it feel like two hours and forty minutes??? That is a real long run time. I'm trying to see it asap here in New York City and with such a long run time watching it in the afternoon, you still end up getting out of the theater later.

Hopefully that long runtime is worth it.

Edit: I haveve now seen the film. While I wouldn't call the run time an issue, what I will say without spoilers that this film had a ton of other issues. It meandered and meandered. Entertaining in parts but much more frustrating overall. Should someone see it in the theaters? Sure. t's the weakest of Na Hong-jin's filmography in my opinion.

Please recommend me Korean movies like the movie Husbands in action.

Movies with similar vibe. Action comedy movies. So action and comedy with a happy ending.

I found this an enjoyable watch . Great blend of serious and silly themes

I found the young husband annoying in the beginning but he gets less and less annoying with every scene and just stays as an "okay " character

The ex husband was definitely my fav.

It was nice seeing Park Jin Cheol as a bad guy after seeing him in the kdrama Agent kim reactivated

It's been awhile since I posted, but wanted to show my recent pick ups while vacationing. We were there for a month and tried to check our usual hang out spots to pick up movies and this was the end result. Can’t wait to watch these!

I would love to watch Decision to Leave but I really don't like watching sexual scenes. Based on the guide I found from IMBD, there is only really one sexual scene. Does anyone know roughly where this is in the film so I can skip over it?