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3 Picks to Watch Amid the Blockbuster Storm: Family, Battlefield and Revenge

3 Picks to Watch Amid the Blockbuster Storm: Family, Battlefield and Revenge

Although the heat dome largely spared the Korean Peninsula, cinemas are in the grip of a box-office storm. 〈Spider-Man: Brand New Day〉, which opened July 29, and 〈Odyssey〉, which opened August 5, have each surpassed 7 million and 6 million viewers respectively, and have fueled the summer box...
First Reactions: Cineplay's Star Rating for 〈Obsession〉

First Reactions: Cineplay's Star Rating for 〈Obsession〉

[First reactions] 〈Obsession〉, the film that ranked No. 1 at the box office among horror releases this year, opens in South Korea on Sept. 2. It centers on a couple who fall in love after making a wish on a stick called 'One Wish Willow,' which grants any wish.
First Reactions to 〈The Journey to Gyeong-ju〉: Cineplay Reporters' Star Ratings

First Reactions to 〈The Journey to Gyeong-ju〉: Cineplay Reporters' Star Ratings

[First reactions from the press screening] Opening Aug. 26, 〈The Journey to Gyeong-ju〉 follows four women from one family who embark on a deadly revenge trip after waiting eight years for their youngest daughter, Gyeong-ju, who never returned from a school trip.
[Joo Seong-cheol’s Locker] See ‘Hope’ Again Through the Driver-Grade Cap Joo Seong-cheol Wears While Racing Across Seong-gi Bridge in ‘The Yellow Sea’ and ‘Goksung’

[Joo Seong-cheol’s Locker] See ‘Hope’ Again Through the Driver-Grade Cap Joo Seong-cheol Wears While Racing Across Seong-gi Bridge in ‘The Yellow Sea’ and ‘Goksung’

I get hooked on the objects in the movies. I end up deep in thought about why the director—whether it was the director, the cinematographer, the production designer, or even an actor—put that particular item in front of the camera. ‘Joo Seong-cheol’s Locker’ is a record of the objects in films that delicately landed on my eyes.
Park Chan-wook’s 〈The Handmaiden〉 and Na Hong-jin’s 〈Goksung〉 were released in 2016, on June 1 and May 12, respectively, in the same year. Coincidentally, both films were invited to the Cannes Film Festival that year—Park Chan-wook’s to the competition section and Na Hong-jin’s to the...
‘Hope’ Finally Meets Moviegoers. Here’s How Cineplay’s Critics Rated It

‘Hope’ Finally Meets Moviegoers. Here’s How Cineplay’s Critics Rated It

Advance bookings alone topped 600,000. That opening-day figure shows that 〈Hope〉 has become a national talking point, not just a movie-industry event. 〈Hope〉 is the new film from director Na Hong-jin, known for the tense, audacious intensity of 〈The Chaser〉, 〈The Yellow Sea〉 and 〈The Wailing〉.
Interview: Na Hong-jin on 〈Hope〉 — The Massive Attraction Built on a Decade of Obsession, Part 2 (Contains spoilers)

Interview: Na Hong-jin on 〈Hope〉 — The Massive Attraction Built on a Decade of Obsession, Part 2 (Contains spoilers)

Contains spoilers and interpretations of the ending.
※The interview with 〈Hope〉 director Na Hong-jin continues from Part 1. ※This interview contains spoilers and interpretations of the ending. Before the film was finished, you said that the actors who play the aliens—including Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander—are the protagonists.
[Joo Sung-cheol’s Locker] Watching “Marty Supreme,” Recalling Yoon Nam-gyu’s Penholder Table Tennis Racket

[Joo Sung-cheol’s Locker] Watching “Marty Supreme,” Recalling Yoon Nam-gyu’s Penholder Table Tennis Racket

I get hooked on objects shown in movies. I can’t help but wonder why the director, the cinematographer, the production designer—or even the actor—put that item in front of the camera. “Joo Sung-cheol’s Locker” is a record of the movie objects that landed softly in my eyes.
〈Marty Supreme〉 is a table tennis movie. For Korean film fans, the Sharpdy brothers are well known for 〈Heaven Knows What〉(2014), 〈Good Time〉(2017), and 〈Uncut Gems〉(2019), but 〈Marty Supreme〉 is a feature film that older brother Josh Safdie directed on his own for the first time in nearly 10 years.
Controversial “Reassignment Education,” Yet My Favorite Episode Is…

Controversial “Reassignment Education,” Yet My Favorite Episode Is…

Even in its second week after release, the Netflix series 〈Reassignment Education〉 topped the No. 1 spot among non-English TV shows in the global TOP 10 rankings. Cine Play reporters picked their favorite episodes.
Once again, a high-impact K-content title has burst onto Netflix. The Netflix series 〈Reassignment Education〉, which depicts the relentless efforts of the authority group for protecting teachers’ rights as it takes the side of victims and puts schools back in order, kept its No.
[Joo Seong-cheol’s Locker] Do You Know the Origin of Woody in “Toy Story”?

[Joo Seong-cheol’s Locker] Do You Know the Origin of Woody in “Toy Story”?

I can’t stop fixating on the objects in the movies. I get pulled into deep thought over why—director, cinematographer, production designer, maybe even an actor—someone put that object in front of the camera. “Joo Seong-cheol’s Locker” is a record of the objects from films that landed in my eyes, as if they gently stepped over them.
〈Toy Story 2〉 (1999)’s opening begins as if it were a scene from the 〈Star Wars〉 series. And in the moment of crisis, Woody recites the lines “Think about it, think about it,” like the way Dong-su (Kim Sang-kyung) does in 〈Theater Jeon〉 (2005) or Yeon-hong (Son Ye-jin) does in 〈No Secrets〉 (2016).
‘Disclosure Day’ First Reactions: Cineplay Reporters’ Star Ratings

‘Disclosure Day’ First Reactions: Cineplay Reporters’ Star Ratings

[First Reactions] Today is Disclosure Day: Steven Spielberg’s new sci-fi film 〈Disclosure Day〉 opens in theaters, and Cineplay reporters Sung Chan-eol and Kim Ji-yeon share their first impressions after a press screening.