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Review: ‘Hope’ Is Stunning by Design — for Better and Worse

Review: ‘Hope’ Is Stunning by Design — for Better and Worse

Few Korean films this year have arrived with expectations as high as 〈Hope〉. The film 〈Hope〉 has, true to its name, been framed as a much‑needed sign of hope for the Korean film industry and carries enormous expectations. Each of those factors has helped make the film a major draw.
| Seongchan Eol
Witness the fully formed action of Lee Dong-wook! ‘Killer Shopping Mall Season 2’ confirmed for release on July 22

Witness the fully formed action of Lee Dong-wook! ‘Killer Shopping Mall Season 2’ confirmed for release on July 22

Viewers are drawing intense attention to the fact that Jin-man (Lee Dong-wook)—the uncle they thought was dead—will have his hidden backstory unveiled in earnest.
Disney+’s original series 〈Killer Shopping Mall〉—which swept the world into a “Killer Shopping Mall” frenzy—has confirmed the release of its second season on July 22. Along with the announcement, the series let viewers know that Jin-man—an uncle they believed was dead (Lee Dong-wook)—will have his...
| Joo Seong-cheol
MBC Enters Short-Form Drama Market With 'The Good Wife Is Over' Releasing Today

MBC Enters Short-Form Drama Market With 'The Good Wife Is Over' Releasing Today

Directed by Joo Seongwoo, a veteran of serial dramas including A Hundred-Year Inheritance, the revenge drama stars Lee Sia and Ahn Wooyeon.
MBC is entering the short-form drama market with its first series, 〈The Good Wife Is Over〉, which will be released worldwide today (30th) at 11 a.m. on the global short-form platform Dramabox.〈The Good Wife Is Over〉 is a revenge drama that follows a protagonist who has lived as an ideal homemaker...
| Kim Ji-yeon
[OTT Ratings] Cineplay Reporters Review Netflix's 'Notes from the Last Row'

[OTT Ratings] Cineplay Reporters Review Netflix's 'Notes from the Last Row'

[OTT Ratings]Choi Min-sik and Choi Hyun-wook's suspense drama 〈Notes from the Last Row〉 is now streaming on Netflix. The series follows Heo Mun-o, a failed writer and Korean literature professor, as he discovers the genius of Lee Kang, a student in the back row, and grows obsessed with the boy's...
| Joo Seong-cheol
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
Hong Kong Retro Movie Tour ① John Woo’s “A Better Tomorrow” and a History Lesson at Mei Ho House, San Shui Po

Hong Kong Retro Movie Tour ① John Woo’s “A Better Tomorrow” and a History Lesson at Mei Ho House, San Shui Po

Built in 1953 after the “Sekkipmei Fire,” the sprawling public housing complex known as “Mei Ho House” became the stage for 〈A Better Tomorrow〉.
Cineplay and House Travel teamed up for a Hong Kong movie tour, their fifth trip. The core theme of this tour was the meeting of Hong Kong’s past and present through film. From John Woo’s 〈A Better Tomorrow〉 (1990), set in 1960s Hong Kong and starring Tony Leung Chiu-wai, to 〈The King of Comedy〉...
| Joo Seong-cheol
Lee Dong-wook and Kim Hye-jun Launch a Counterattack! ‘The Killer’s Shopping Mall’ Season 2 Teaser Poster & Trailer Released!

Lee Dong-wook and Kim Hye-jun Launch a Counterattack! ‘The Killer’s Shopping Mall’ Season 2 Teaser Poster & Trailer Released!

After surviving brutal handover, Jian (Kim Hye-jun), the new representative of the mall, teams up with Jinman (Lee Dong-wook), who has come back to life.
Viewers responded explosively to the newly released “Re-Opening” poster and trailer, with reactions such as “He’s back, Jinman,” “The best drama to look forward to among 2026’s big releases,” and “I’ve been waiting so desperately for this,” and now 〈The Killer’s Shopping Mall Season 2〉 has unveiled...
| Joo Seong-cheol
First Reactions to 'Toy Story 5': Cineplay Critics' Star Ratings

First Reactions to 'Toy Story 5': Cineplay Critics' Star Ratings

[Press screening reactions]Opening today, 〈Toy Story 5〉 follows Jessie, Woody, Buzz and the rest of the toys as they reunite for an unpredictable journey after Bonnie's new friend, the smart tablet LilyPad, throws them into a crisis unlike any they have faced before.
| Kim Ji-yeon
After 30 Years of Toy Story, Which Character Stays With You Most?

After 30 Years of Toy Story, Which Character Stays With You Most?

No longer just Andy’s or Bonnie’s toys, the 〈Toy Story〉 gang has become a companion across generations. Opening June 17, 〈Toy Story 5〉 brings Woody and Buzz back together after their earlier parting and follows Jessie’s struggles after becoming a leader.
| Joo Seong-cheol
[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).
| Joo Seong-cheol