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[First Reaction] The Korean animated film that captivated 35 film festivals around the world! 〈Pig That Survived Foot-and-Mouth Disease〉 opens October 21. This hard-boiled tale from hell follows H, a pig who miraculously survives a culling pit and resolves to become human simply to stay alive, and...

[First Impressions] Lee Sun-bin X Yoo Jae-myung X Kim Young-min X Jeon Seok-ho: a veteran dream team with a combined 238 years of acting experience! 〈Ugly Duckling Ms. Maeng〉 opens October 28. The mission comedy follows Maeng Bo-ram, a Korean language teacher from a small provincial town who...

[First Reactions] ​ A special pairing of Kim Hye-ok and Justin H. Min. 〈Journey There〉 opens October 28. The film follows Chun-hee, who is preparing to take a trip of her own after losing her husband. Unexpected connections at her new apartment bring a new melody to her once-quiet daily life.

[First Reaction] Marking 65 years in acting, beloved actress Kim Hye-ja makes a radiant return. 〈Still Radiant〉 opens Oct. 21. 〈Still Radiant〉 follows Sun-ok, who reunites after 60 years with the best friend who shared the most radiant moments of her life.

[First Reaction] ​ A psychological thriller for the age of AI from director Yeon Sang-ho! 〈Paradise〉 opens Oct. 21. 〈Paradise〉 begins when Ryu Sun-woo (Bae Hyun-sung), the son Ryu So-young (Kim Hyun-joo) believed had died, miraculously returns alive to his mother, who lost him nine years ago in the...

[First reactions] Hirokazu Kore-eda brings a manga by Chainsaw Man creator Tatsuki Fujimoto to the big screen. Look Back opens Oct. 8. The film tells the poignant story of two girls who become each other's worlds as they capture four unforgettable seasons together.

[First reactions at the press screening] Tom Cruise's first collaboration with director Alejandro G. Iñárritu arrives when 〈Digger〉 opens Oct. 3. 〈Digger〉 follows how a small crack at the Greenland glacier drilling facility owned by cantankerous eccentric tycoon 'Digger Rockwell' turns into an...

[First Reaction] Lee Chang-dong's latest film, 〈Possible Love〉, opens in select theaters Sept. 23 and arrives on Netflix Nov. 6. 〈Possible Love〉 follows two couples — a laid-off worker and his wife, and a documentary director and her husband — who meet to make a documentary and confront their...

[OTT Ratings] All episodes of the Netflix series 〈Scandal〉 were released last Friday. 〈Scandal〉 follows Lady Jo (Son Ye-jin), a woman whose extraordinary talent makes it impossible for her to remain confined to the life of a Joseon-era woman, and Jo Won (Ji Chang-wook), Joseon's greatest romantic...

[OTT Ratings] ​ Disney+'s original series 〈Made in Korea〉 has released its second season through Episode 4, beginning Sept. 9. 〈Made in Korea〉 Season 2 is a noir drama about Baek Ki-tae's perilous journey as he careens toward even greater ambitions nine years later.