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‘OK! Madam 2’ Former Legend Agent Uhm Jung-hwa Perfectly Takes Command, From Comedy to High-Intensity Action

‘OK! Madam 2’ Former Legend Agent Uhm Jung-hwa Perfectly Takes Command, From Comedy to High-Intensity Action

The “Yiming” played by Uhm Jung-hwa is a former legendary agent once known as “Code Name: Mokryunghwa,” but she now runs a twisted-doughnut shop.
South Korea’s “Madonna” Uhm Jung-hwa makes her return to the big screen for the first time in three years with 〈OK! Madam 2〉, and this time she sets her sights on becoming South Korea’s Tom Cruise. 〈OK! Madam 2〉 is a comedic action story about a family of a former legendary agent, who sets out on...
| Joo Seong-cheol
'Humor and Fantasy in Marty Supreme' and the Freedom Josh Safdie Won

'Humor and Fantasy in Marty Supreme' and the Freedom Josh Safdie Won

After Josh Safdie split from his brother Benny Safdie, his solo directorial debut 〈Marty Supreme〉 is packed with a different kind of humor and fantasy than before.
〈Marty Supreme〉 is similar to Josh Safdie’s earlier works, but also different. The most decisive factor is that after going through 〈Heaven Knows What〉 (2014), 〈Good Time〉 (2017), and 〈Uncut Gems〉 (2019), which they co-directed under the name “Safdie Brothers” with his younger brother Benny Safdie,...
| Joo Seong-cheol
Review: Kim Min-ha Leads ‘Hana Korea,’ as Cast and Filmmakers Discuss the Film at Seoul Press Event

Review: Kim Min-ha Leads ‘Hana Korea,’ as Cast and Filmmakers Discuss the Film at Seoul Press Event

〈Hana Korea〉 tells one of Korean cinema’s most familiar stories in one of its most unfamiliar forms: a film by a Danish director, set in Seoul, about a North Korean defector. At times it unfolds like a Scandinavian film, yet its setting and faces are unmistakably Seoul, with Kim Min‑ha at the...
| Kim Ji-yeon
Hong Kong Retro Movie Tour ② “Comedy King,” Stephen Chow’s Film Where You Never Get Tired of Just Staring at the Sea All Day at Sek O Beach

Hong Kong Retro Movie Tour ② “Comedy King,” Stephen Chow’s Film Where You Never Get Tired of Just Staring at the Sea All Day at Sek O Beach

Among Hong Kong films, it seems there is none that so deeply absorbs the mood of a place as much as Comedy King. With the exception of the film sets and a nightclub or two, it was shot almost entirely at Sek O Beach, located at the far southeastern tip of Hong Kong Island.
| Joo Seong-cheol
A Great Failure: What Kore-eda Hirokazu Wants to Convey in 〈The Sheep in the Box〉 ②

A Great Failure: What Kore-eda Hirokazu Wants to Convey in 〈The Sheep in the Box〉 ②

▶ This article on Kore-eda Hirokazu's 〈The Sheep in the Box〉 continues from Part 1.Recovery of an animistic sensibility The willingness to believe in the unseen connects directly to Japan's traditional animism, which holds that natural objects and phenomena are inhabited by spirits or invisible...
| Chua-young
Cineplay Critics Weigh the Pluses and Minuses of ‘Colony’

Cineplay Critics Weigh the Pluses and Minuses of ‘Colony’

Surpassing 3 million viewers within 10 days of its release, Colony is indisputably the most popular film in theaters right now. Yet despite that box-office success, reactions to Colony are sharply divided — a split that was evident even among Cineplay reporters at a press screening.
| Kim Ji-yeon
[Lee Hwa-jeong’s Deep Detox] “Keep Running Without Rest With an Athlete’s Grit.” Meeting Actress Yeon Lee, Star of “Tango at Dawn” and “Gyeongju Trip” ③

[Lee Hwa-jeong’s Deep Detox] “Keep Running Without Rest With an Athlete’s Grit.” Meeting Actress Yeon Lee, Star of “Tango at Dawn” and “Gyeongju Trip” ③

A talk that approaches the actress with deep, measured breaths, like detoxing. Film journalist Lee Hwa-jeong speaks with the actors she has met.
▶ The meeting with actress Yeon Lee continues in Part 2.
| 이화정
Interview: How Park Eun-bin, Once Known as a Model Student, Went Off the Rails in ‘The WONDERfools’ (Part 2)

Interview: How Park Eun-bin, Once Known as a Model Student, Went Off the Rails in ‘The WONDERfools’ (Part 2)

▶ This interview with Park Eun-bin on 〈The WONDERfools〉Part 1 continues below. “At its core, the series is about solidarity among flawed people. ” The characters grow through that process. How did you interpret and portray Chae-ni’s process of growth. Chae-ni was, after all, living on borrowed time.
| Kim Ji-yeon
Critic Kim Na-hee’s “Vivaldi and Me” ② The Moment When Beings We Had Only Heard Appear

Critic Kim Na-hee’s “Vivaldi and Me” ② The Moment When Beings We Had Only Heard Appear

Spring isn’t just the season when flowers bloom. It’s the moment when the beings we could only hear finally begin to be seen.
For a brief moment, we may feel like we understand or truly know the other person—so convinced that we believe it. Communication through music is like that. In the deepest layer of their relationship, we see it in Vivaldi’s confession—when, in the middle of the night, he comes first to Cecilia’s...
| Cineplay
Netflix’s New Variety Show ‘Yoo Jae-suk Camp’ to Be Released on May 26…Yoo Jae-suk, Lee Kwang-soo, Byeon Woo-seok, and Ji Ye-eun Share Their Thoughts

Netflix’s New Variety Show ‘Yoo Jae-suk Camp’ to Be Released on May 26…Yoo Jae-suk, Lee Kwang-soo, Byeon Woo-seok, and Ji Ye-eun Share Their Thoughts

'Total Chaos, Board Challenge’ Jeong Hyo-min PD’s New Work: A Group Camp Variety Show Where Beginner Camp Hosts Yoo Jae-suk and Unpredictable Staffers Create a Wild Team Camp with Guests Ahead of its May 26 release, still cuts capturing the natural side of the four leads, plus their joining impressions Lee Kwang-soo: “A feeling that takes me back to childhood,” Byeon Woo-seok: “Comfortable and a new challenge,” etc.—teasing their chemistry
The four leads of 〈Yoo Jae-suk Camp〉 shared their thoughts, raising expectations with fantastic chemistry. A Meeting of a Rookie Camp Host and Awkward-Looking Staff Netflix original variety program 〈Yoo Jae-suk Camp〉 features rookie camp host Yoo Jae-suk and unpredictable staff members Lee...
| Seongchan Eol