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In 1973, when the CIA was pulling strings around the world, veteran agent Chris travels to Easter Island with Lee , a fellow agent and his junior colleague. In Chile, where they had worked, socialist Salvador Allende had taken office as president in 1970, but the two men already know his fate.

There is no word yet of a release in South Korea, but one documentary’s success in North America has captured the attention of Korean cinephiles. It’s a documentary that runs three hours, yet its poster or trailer is enough to make it unforgettable. The film is 〈You Can See Everything〉.

Getting hired has never been this hard. Six applicants have beaten 5,000-to-1 odds to reach the final interview at global IT company Spiralinks. After spending a month preparing for a group discussion, they hoped they would all get offers.

[First Reactions] ​ John Malkovich and Sam Rockwell play a pair of CIA agents! 〈Wild Horse Nine〉 opens November 4. A mystery espionage thriller, 〈Wild Horse Nine〉 follows CIA agents Chris and Lee, who are sent to Easter Island ahead of the 1973 Chilean coup and become entangled in secrets from the...

※ This interview with director Kim Il-rhan about 〈Eddie Alice: Take〉 continues from the first article. ​ By drawing close to the two people named in the title, Eddie and Alice, the film also seems to invite viewers to compare their choices.

A women’s bathhouse. Perhaps it’s a familiar, ordinary place for most women. The camera is set up, the lights come on, and filming begins. Water—whether sweat or tears, it’s hard to tell—runs down the face of a woman in the bath.

[First Impressions] Cho Yi-hyun X Kim Jae-won X Shin Seung-ho X Kang You-seok X Kwak Dong-yeon X Bae Gang-hee: six people locked in a breathless psychological battle! 〈Final Interview〉 opens November 4. In 〈Final Interview〉, six applicants gathered for a final job interview discover mysterious...

A24’s film 〈Sing Sing〉 has been playing for Korean audiences since October 21. It tells the story of Divine G , a man imprisoned for a crime he did not commit at a New York prison, who finds a new purpose in life through a theater program for incarcerated people.

※ This article continues from Part 1 of our coverage of 〈Kung Fu Hustle〉, returning to theaters after 20 years. Beyond his admiration for the great wuxia directors Chang Cheh and King Hu, Stephen Chow also pays tribute to Bruce Lee, the global superstar, and Jin Yong, the master of wuxia fiction.

〈Kung Fu Hustle〉 is the dream world Stephen Chow brought to life as a director, a work shaped by his abiding love for Bruce Lee and the traditions of Hong Kong martial arts cinema. It could be called Chow’s reinterpretation of the entire history of Hong Kong cinema.