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The brutality of unforgettable 1942, history brought back to life on screen Kim Hye-ja, one of South Korea's most celebrated actors, has returned to the big screen after nine years with 'Still Radiant', a film that sheds light on the lives of victims of Japan's wartime sexual slavery during its...

A Chiikawa frenzy has swept theaters. Since opening Sept. 30, 〈Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of Mermaid Island〉 has drawn 1. 41 million viewers through Oct. 14. For a reporter who had known Chiikawa only as a character brand — a self-described "Chiikawa novice" — the film was not exactly a must-see.

Few titles have moved across media this quickly. Fujimoto Tatsuki’s 2021 one-shot 「Look Back」 became an anime in 2024 and has now returned as a live-action film in 2026, with Kore-eda Hirokazu taking charge of the screenplay and directing.

Box-office prospects were already more or less lost, yet 〈Digger〉 is earning strong reviews from audiences. Of course, some viewers dislike it as critics did before release, but in South Korea (as of Oct. 7) it has a Watcha score of 3. 8 and a CGV Golden Egg of 92%, earning especially strong marks.

Names matter, and titles are just as important in popular entertainment. A title has to be instantly recognizable, memorable and true to the work if it is going to stick with audiences. Yet some series have ended up with two names.

If I had to name just one Korean commercial film released this year whose performance fell short of expectations, it would unquestionably be 〈Gyeongju Trip〉. The film's provocative story and its sheer determination to swing between comedy and tragedy with almost ungainly roughness certainly shone,...

Tom Cruise, the star of the film 〈Digger〉 (directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu), made a surprise stage appearance for South Korean audiences on the film’s opening day, Oct. 3. Warner Bros. Korea, which imported and distributed the film, released footage on Oct.

​ ▶ 〈Street Fighter〉 continues from the interview with Andrew Koji, who plays Ryu.

▶ 〈Family Trip〉 The interview with actress Lee Hwi-hyang and director Kim Jung-tae continues from Part 1. As a "family film," the relationship between the grandmother and her granddaughter is intriguing. The grandmother keeps trying to go outside because of dementia, while the granddaughter,...

※ 〈The Assassins〉 review continues from Part 1. This article contains spoilers for the film.