Tag Archives: korea

Dooman River

Posted on November 8, 2010 by James McNally

Dooman River (Director: Zhang Lu): The titular river divides North Korea from China, and the film tells the story of the villagers who live on the Chinese side of the border. Chinese-born Koreans like 12-year-old Chang Du have an ambivalent … Continue reading →

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Rough Cut

Posted on August 25, 2009 by James McNally

Rough Cut (Yeong-hwa-neun yeong-hwa-da) (Director: Jang Hun): The Korean title of the film translates roughly as “A Movie is a Movie” and that captures a bit of the flavour of this gangster/buddy movie set within another film shoot. Written by … Continue reading →

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Action Boys

Posted on April 30, 2009 by James McNally

Editor’s Note: I’ve decided to begin posting some reviews of films screening at Hot Docs 2009 early, hopefully helping anyone attending make some decisions about what to see. Action Boys is screening on Sunday May 3 at 9:45pm at Innis … Continue reading →

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Hansel and Gretel

Posted on March 25, 2009 by James McNally

Hansel and Gretel (Director: Yim Pil-Sung): I’m certainly no expert on horror films, never mind Asian horror films, but Yim Pil-Sung’s Hansel and Gretel has more in common with a film like Pan’s Labyrinth than, for instance, Ringu. That is … Continue reading →

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West 32nd

Posted on November 16, 2008 by James McNally

West 32nd (Director: Michael Kang): John Cho (Harold from Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle) plays John Kim, an ambitious young lawyer who offers to represent a Korean teenager accused of a gang-related murder in New York’s Koreatown. His … Continue reading →

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