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‘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〉.
| Seongchan Eol
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.
| Kim Ji-yeon
Na Hong-jin on the 10-Year Obsession Behind 〈Hope〉: Part 1

Na Hong-jin on the 10-Year Obsession Behind 〈Hope〉: Part 1

“All tragedy begins with perspective. ” Director Na Hong-jin wrote that line in the director's note for 〈Hope〉. On July 15, the director's new film 〈Hope〉, invited to compete in the competition section at the 79th Cannes Film Festival, is set for release.
| Kim Ji-yeon
First Reactions to ‘Hope’: Cineplay Critics’ Star Ratings

First Reactions to ‘Hope’: Cineplay Critics’ Star Ratings

[First reactions from the press screening]Na Hong-jin’s new film 〈Hope〉, which screened in competition at the 79th Cannes Film Festival, opens July 15. In 〈Hope〉, Beom-seok (Hwang Jung-min), chief of the Hopohang outpost in the Demilitarized Zone, hears from local young men that a tiger has...
| Kim Ji-yeon
‘Shadow Child’ Review: A Fantastical World Rooted in the Real Pain of Absence, Plus What Its Key Players Had to Say

‘Shadow Child’ Review: A Fantastical World Rooted in the Real Pain of Absence, Plus What Its Key Players Had to Say

Blending realist grounding with a genre mood is difficult. Capturing the border between those two seemingly different realms and turning it into a film is no easy task. Even in South Korea’s film industry, where tightly executed genre movies and grounded, reality-driven stories dominate, films that...
| Seongchan Eol
First Reactions: Cineplay’s Rating for 〈The Shrine: Whisper of the Evil Spirit〉

First Reactions: Cineplay’s Rating for 〈The Shrine: Whisper of the Evil Spirit〉

[First Reactions]Opening on the 17th, 〈The Shrine: Whisper of the Evil Spirit〉 is a Korean-Japanese shamanic occult horror film about three college students who vanish after visiting an abandoned shrine in Kobe, Japan, and a shaman named Myeong-jin (Kim Jae-joong) who investigates the case and...
| Kim Ji-yeon
'Final Peace' actor Kentaro Sakaguchi wraps up high-energy fan event in Seoul, leaves lasting impression

'Final Peace' actor Kentaro Sakaguchi wraps up high-energy fan event in Seoul, leaves lasting impression

He handled 16 stage greetings over two days and two GV sessions, showing an outpouring of affection for Korean audiences At a press conference and during stage greetings, he delivered greetings in Korean himself and expressed heartfelt thanks for the enthusiastic response A suspense drama about a legendary go master and a missing gambler is currently playing in Korean theaters
Kentaro Sakaguchi, who came to Korea for 〈Final Peace〉, successfully wrapped up all scheduled events. After Japanese actor Kentaro Sakaguchi’s film 〈Final Peace〉 opened in Korea on May 27, he headed to the Korean peninsula to meet local audiences.
| Seongchan Eol
[Interview] The Boldest, Most Unconventional Attempt of His Career, 'Wild Sing' Kang Dong-won②

[Interview] The Boldest, Most Unconventional Attempt of His Career, 'Wild Sing' Kang Dong-won②

“My 'headspin'? I want to be the best actor in the world. That's all.”
▶Actor Kang Dong-won's interview on 〈Wild Thing〉 continues from Part 1. 〈Wild Sing〉's Hyun-woo sees the 'headspin' as the symbol of a dream he can never give up; if Kang Dong-won has a dream like that, what is it. I just want to be the best actor in the world; simply put, that's all there is.
| Kim Ji-yeon
[Interview] Kang Dong-won on 'Wild Sing,' the Most Radical Challenge of His Career ①

[Interview] Kang Dong-won on 'Wild Sing,' the Most Radical Challenge of His Career ①

“One hour step practice, one hour technique practice, one hour choreography practice, then technique practice again — I practiced four hours a day”
Kang Dong-won let himself go without reservation. He said he wasn’t working extra hard just this time. He explained that he’s always approached each project with the mindset that you can’t afford to strike out; if you strike once, you must make it to base the next time — and that attitude has...
| Kim Ji-yeon
Yeon Sang-ho-Style Zombie Film Makes Another Leap, ‘Colony’ — Brief Review and What They Had to Say (feat. Koo Kyo-hwan's Zombie Greeting)

Yeon Sang-ho-Style Zombie Film Makes Another Leap, ‘Colony’ — Brief Review and What They Had to Say (feat. Koo Kyo-hwan's Zombie Greeting)

Yeon Sang-ho has once again led the evolution of zombie cinema. The film 〈Colony〉 finished its screening at the recent Cannes Film Festival and met with Korean reporters on May 20 ahead of its May 21 release. 〈Colony〉, which depicts events after biologist Seo Young-cheol injects himself with a...
| Seongchan Eol