Korean
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Movie Review: The Handmaiden (2016)
“Handmaiden,” the Korean classic thriller and period film directed, co-written, and co-produced by legendary director Park Chan-wook, is a masterpiece of a movie. It is a story of clandestine love between two women in a male-dominated, cruel world and packs a series of plot twists. Set in Japanese-occupied Korea of the early 20th century, the Read more
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Movie Review: Confession of Murder (2012)
‘Confessions of Murder’ is an absorbing Korean action thriller written and directed by Jung Byung-gil. The movie is set in the 1990s and features a unique and interesting plot, good performances, and some well-choreographed and shot action scenes. Detective Choi Hyeong-goo (Jung Jae-young) is hot on the trail of a notorious serial killer who has Read more
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Movie Review: Memories of Murders (2003)
Seventeen years before directing the Oscar winner, Parasite, Director Bong Joon-ho made “Memories of Murder,” a riveting neo-noir crime thriller that won awards in Korea, Toronto, and France. The plot is based on a series of murders that rocked Korea in the late ’80s. While the movie can be considered a neo-noir crime investigative thriller, Read more
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Movie Review: Parasite (2019)
“′Classic′ – a book which people praise and don’t read.” ― Mark Twain Mark Twain’s quote holds true for great movies as well. Oftentimes, moviegoers avoid films that win Academy Awards, fearing they might be slow and boring. However, Parasite, the Korean movie that won four awards at the 92nd Academy Awards, is neither slow Read more
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A Korean View of New York,New Jersey
Introduction In the summer of 2009, a group from my Tae Kwon Do School in Boston and I decided to make a three day trip to New York City and some parts of New Jersey. The leader of of group was the delightful Korean head of of our school. The trip, as a result was Read more
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