After South Korea’s film industry suffered under authoritarian rule throughout the 1970s, filmmakers in the following years were eager to make up for lost time. The enthusiasm for more creative storytelling and less censorship was writ large across early ‘80s movies like Suddenly in the Dark (also known as Suddenly at Midnight or Suddenly in Dark Night). This cult classic from director Ko Young-nam and screenwriter Yoon Sam-yook was a return to form for Korean cinema after a decade largely made up of artless propaganda films. And while the modern “K-horror” movement was years away at the time, its origins can be traced back to movies like Suddenly in the Dark.
Borrowing the setup of the Korean classic The Housemaid, Ko Young-nam’s one and only horror movie revolves around an increasingly paranoid housewife. In her middle-class surroundings, Seon-hee (Kim Young-ae) starts to unravel when her overworked and neglectful husband,...
Borrowing the setup of the Korean classic The Housemaid, Ko Young-nam’s one and only horror movie revolves around an increasingly paranoid housewife. In her middle-class surroundings, Seon-hee (Kim Young-ae) starts to unravel when her overworked and neglectful husband,...
- 1/6/2023
- by Paul Lê
- bloody-disgusting.com
Horror movies that feature an intense and probing study of its characters’ minds can often be the most terrifying. An external dilemma is scary all on its own, but learning what makes dangerous people tick is something else entirely. The protagonist of Screambox‘s latest release, The Anchor, has her own encounter with an unpredictable person when she receives a disturbing phone call at work. TV newscaster Se-ra (Chun Woo-hee) gets a “tip” from a mother claiming a man has broken into her house. She insists the intruder will kill her after having murdered her daughter. Se-ra, believing this is a sick prank, then doesn’t help the caller. Later, she realizes the grave mistake she’s made.
Jung Ji-yeon‘s first movie isn’t as straightforward as the plot makes it sound. In fact, The Anchor is a twisty thriller full of genuine jolts and pleasant surprises. It’s also confidently made,...
Jung Ji-yeon‘s first movie isn’t as straightforward as the plot makes it sound. In fact, The Anchor is a twisty thriller full of genuine jolts and pleasant surprises. It’s also confidently made,...
- 12/21/2022
- by Paul Lê
- bloody-disgusting.com
Premiering in the City to City: Seoul sidebar of the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival, before it screened in Busan and Hawaii, “Cart” takes a rather thorough, if a bit melodramatic look at the lives of supermarket workers. I also have to admit that, since I had this type of job for almost 7 years, the movie hit a personal cord by highlighting the hardships these kinds of workers have to face.
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One thing that has always been the case in this line of business is that, despite the difficulties it presents, particularly since it frequently involves heavy-lifting, it is being done mostly by women, particularly since the rule wants women to man the cashiers, while working the selves on the side. Furthermore, the managerial positions, particularly on the secondary, office level, are almost always taken up by men, creating an...
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One thing that has always been the case in this line of business is that, despite the difficulties it presents, particularly since it frequently involves heavy-lifting, it is being done mostly by women, particularly since the rule wants women to man the cashiers, while working the selves on the side. Furthermore, the managerial positions, particularly on the secondary, office level, are almost always taken up by men, creating an...
- 8/31/2022
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
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