MOVIE

[First Audience Reaction]Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival’s two-time winners’ buzzworthy release 〈Gyo-Saeng Practice〉 hits theaters on May 13. 〈Gyo-Saeng Practice〉 is a high-school horror-comedy film starring the hot-blooded MZ student teacher “Eun-kyung” (Han Sun-hwa), who must take a...

Wow. The 20-year gap doesn’t feel like a gap at all. In 2006, Andy and Miranda thrilled the world with 〈The Devil Wears Prada〉, and now they reunite once more through a strangely fated, love-hate bond. Their reunion drew attention—the trailer released in 2025 notched the highest view count among...

[First Reactions]First released in 2006 and long-loved as the bible of fashion films, 〈The Devil Wears Prada〉's sequel 〈The Devil Wears Prada 2〉 opens in Korea today ahead of the rest of the world. 〈The Devil Wears Prada 2〉 tells the story of legendary fashion magazine Runway's editor-in-chief...

Slapstick motion without end within the frame,

Buster Keaton doesn’t smile—so why do we laugh when we see him? In film, action images are always a subject of curiosity, and also something we keep investigating—an inquiry that never truly stops. Our eyes automatically respond while watching films, trying to harmonize the many formal elements...

Buster Keaton is one of the great artists who fully invented a brand-new film language of his own. Film scholar David Bordwell, in 「Film Art」, speaks about the comedy of Keaton’s “space” — the kind of freedom-to-move that he demonstrates — saying, “David Bordwell’s slapstick comedy confirms André...

Jjang-gu's 109 audition attempts. The film's English title is 〈AUDITION 109〉. In other words, it concisely depicts the title character 〈Jjang-gu〉 , an aspiring actor who fails numerous auditions yet keeps trying.

The unofficial 10-million-admissions film 〈Baram〉 spawned the spin-off 〈Jjanggu〉, which opened on the 22nd. Actor Jung Woo has insisted that 〈Jjanggu〉 is not a sequel to 〈Baram〉, but since it’s based on the autobiographical story of the protagonist Jjanggu , 〈Jjanggu〉 inevitably recalls 〈Baram〉 in...

〈A Man Living with the King〉's Yeongwol was followed by Yesan for 〈Salmokji〉. The film 〈Salmokji〉, which has already surpassed twice its break-even point, takes its motif from the 'Salmokji legend,' which is set at the Salmokji reservoir in Gwangsim-myeon, Yesan, Chungnam.

It feels like a lifetime has passed. Gone are the days when "video game adaptations" fought over 0.5 or 1-star ratings; now we live in an era where they can reliably deliver a decent average. Even Mario once went through a period when it was the epitome of a "worst movie," a reputation even fans...