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Review: 〈Silnakwon〉 Pits a Mother Against an AI-Era Mystery When Her Son Returns After 9 Years

Review: 〈Silnakwon〉 Pits a Mother Against an AI-Era Mystery When Her Son Returns After 9 Years

Director Yeon Sang-ho, a filmmaker often credited with expanding the range and commercial success of Korean cinema, tackles a story rooted in the anxieties of the AI age in 〈Silnakwon〉. The film, which screened for audiences at the 51st Toronto International Film Festival and the 31st Busan...
| Seongchan Eol
[On the Ground at BIFF] “It Wasn’t Your Birth Mother’s Fault”: ‘Home Sick’ Director Sørensen’s First Confession Reveals Truth Behind 56 Falsified Adoptions

[On the Ground at BIFF] “It Wasn’t Your Birth Mother’s Fault”: ‘Home Sick’ Director Sørensen’s First Confession Reveals Truth Behind 56 Falsified Adoptions

Adoptee sent to Denmark at 2 months old in 1982 returns with autobiographical documentary No compensation despite official finding of human rights violations; film takes direct aim at South Korea’s stigma against single mothers
Tracing lost blood ties through a stranger’s lens Tanja Taekyung Inwol Sørensen, who was adopted to Denmark at 2 months old in 1982, came to the 31st Busan International Film Festival with 'Home Sick: At the End of the Sea', an autobiographical documentary tracing her roots.
| James choi
Kim Ji-won's 'Doctor X' premiere tops 11.4% ratings

Kim Ji-won's 'Doctor X' premiere tops 11.4% ratings

First episode hits double digits nationwide, opening a K-medical drama's bid to surpass the Japanese original
Genius surgeon takes on the powerful and dominates television SBS's Friday-Saturday drama 'Doctor X: The Era of the White Mafia', starring Kim Ji-won in her first medical drama, has set off a runaway ratings surge from its opening week.
| James choi
Why 'Digger' Had to Lie

Why 'Digger' Had to Lie

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.
| Seongchan Eol
Do Heinous Crimes Sell? Netflix’s No. 1 Rankings Turn Into a Showcase for Criminals

Do Heinous Crimes Sell? Netflix’s No. 1 Rankings Turn Into a Showcase for Criminals

Two Netflix No. 1 titles as of Oct. 1 center on figures still infamous for shocking crimes, according to FlixPatrol. By Netflix's official rankings, 〈Unabomber: Secret Experiments〉 topped the charts in 47 countries, and 〈Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story〉 has held the No. 1 spot for two weeks.
| Seongchan Eol
Florence Pugh condemns Cornell gang-rape case and “slap-on-the-wrist” punishment: “How is an apology essay enough?”

Florence Pugh condemns Cornell gang-rape case and “slap-on-the-wrist” punishment: “How is an apology essay enough?”

- In a lengthy Instagram post, she forcefully denounces the attack as “an act that killed one woman’s soul and destroyed her body” - She rebukes university officials for trying to resolve the case with apology essays: “Institutions that protect sex offenders should also be punished” - In a heartfelt message of solidarity to the victim, Jane Doe, she says: “You are strong, and women around the world will stand with you” - The inclusion of a Korean American student among the accused shocks people at home and abroad as local prosecutors launch a surprise reinvestigation amid mounting criticism
Actress Florence Pugh has expressed outrage over a gang-rape case recently reported at Cornell University, a prestigious U. S. Ivy League school, and the university’s tepid response, which attempted to contain the fallout with slap-on-the-wrist punishment.
| Yangsimoh
World's No. 1 Streamer Kai Cenat Flatly Denies Grooming and Child Abuse Cover-Up Allegations:

World's No. 1 Streamer Kai Cenat Flatly Denies Grooming and Child Abuse Cover-Up Allegations: "Legal Action and Police Report for Defamation"

- Kai Cenat fires back during a Sept. 30 livestream after Reggie makes explosive claims on Instagram Live - Reggie makes inflammatory disclosures about the accuser's private life and family after Kai Cenat says, "I saved your life when you were being threatened in Alaska ..." - RaKai, identified as a victim, directly denies the allegations: "I was never abused in any way as a child" - Kai Cenat says the false claims threatening his family and future children constitute "formal police complaint and civil lawsuit"
Kai Cenat, 24, one of the world's biggest streamers and content creators, has strongly denied allegations by fellow streamer Reggie that he enabled grooming and child abuse and said he would take legal action.Kai Cenat crashes out on Reggie for calling him a ped-phile and making allegations about...
| Yangsimoh
A Thrilling New K-Rom-Com Is Here! Netflix Series ‘Take Charge of My Heart’ Holds Production Press Conference

A Thrilling New K-Rom-Com Is Here! Netflix Series ‘Take Charge of My Heart’ Holds Production Press Conference

A jolt-filled romantic comedy about a man whose artificial-heart battery has run out and a woman with electrical powers.
The jolt-filled romantic comedy 〈Take Charge of My Heart〉, about a man whose artificial-heart battery has run out and a woman with electrical powers, successfully held its production press conference on Thursday, the 1st.
| Joo Seong-cheol
'The Assassins' Leads Korean Box Office and Advance Sales in a Runaway No. 1 Showing in Second Week!

'The Assassins' Leads Korean Box Office and Advance Sales in a Runaway No. 1 Showing in Second Week!

As of 7 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, the film had drawn 1,766,942 moviegoers, putting it at No. 1 at the Korean film box office.
The Assassins, which has maintained its strong box-office momentum into its second week, has once again taken the top spot among Korean films at the box office and in advance-ticket sales, firmly holding its position as the leading draw in theaters.
| Joo Seong-cheol
First Reactions: Cineplay Reporter's Rating for 〈Digger〉

First Reactions: Cineplay Reporter's Rating for 〈Digger〉

[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...
| Seongchan Eol