Modern Korean Cinema

[...] The International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) is no stranger to Korean films but for their 44th edition, they've gone all out, programming 19 films across various sections. [...]

[...] site. We recently teamed up with streaming service DramaFever to bring you the best in Korean films, and part of that involves co-premiering some movies and this week's film is M, Lee [...]

[...] a film that reflected a part of Korean society that hasn't been discussed all too much in Korean films. Click to read more» [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other [...]

2014 was an interesting year for Korean cinema. From a financial standpoint, the industry remained strong and produced its most successful film of all [...]

[...] We Will Be OK highlights the divide between the amateur and professional worlds in Korean film, placing emphasis on the inner anxieties that plague aspiring filmmakers. Click to read [...]

[...] Film Festival By Pierce Conran Popular webtoonist Kang Full has become a big name in Korean film over the last few years following the success of features based on his work, such as BA:BO ( [...]

[...] MKC is delighted to present, for the very first time, a Korean film to view directly here on the site. We recently teamed up with streaming service DramaFever to [...]

[...] By Pierce Conran The most well known Korean film of the last few years is coming back to screens, reimagined as an erotic parody. Bong Man-dae, [...]

[...] By Pierce Conran In a country with so many hardships out in the open and an unspoken swell of pain swirling [...]

[...] By Pierce Conran There are many things we demand from films, good stories, strong characters, style… the list [...]

[...] By Pierce Conran It looks like Snowpiercer isn't the only Bong Joon-ho film getting the remake treatment. I don' [...]

[...] By Pierce Conran In the warm up to holidays, 1.81 million people visited theaters as a Korean film reclaimed [...]

[...] on a segment called Reel Talk for Arirang TV on the 2 o'clock news, mostly covering Korean cinema. I've made no secret of my love for Yoo Ha's comeback Gangnam Blues (you can read MKC's [...]

[...] I appear on a segment called Reel Talk for Arirang TV on the 2 o'clock news, mostly covering Korean cinema. Just over a week ago, a controversy erupted when Busan City asked the director of the Busan [...]

[...] K: Secret of the Lost Island. Reviews and features on Korean film appear regularly on Modern Korean Cinema. For film news, external reviews, and box office analysis, take a look at the Korean Box [...]

[...] I appear on a segment called Reel Talk for Arirang TV on the 2 o'clock news, mostly covering Korean cinema. There's plenty to celebrate in Korea's contemporary indie scene, with fascinating new works [...]

by Fabien Schneider After an excessively long break, I am pleased to announce that I am once again ready to make you discover every week the latest p [...]

Love Forecast(오늘의 연애) Jun-su was once a young man who had just fallen in love with Hyeon-wu. They started to date, but he couldn’t work u [...]

Gangnam Blues(강남 1970) By Fabien Schneider In the 1970s, all eyes were turned towards the underprivileged neighborhood known today as Gangnam in [...]

Shoot Me in the Heart(내 심장을 쏴라) By Fabien Schneider Soo-Myung witnessed the traumatic experience of his mother’s suicide, and has sinc [...]

[...] elevating his craft to encompass the full range of Korean cinema’s technical knowhow in Gangnam Blues. Click to read more» [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, [...]

[...] Gangnam Blues(강남 1970) By Fabien Schneider In the 1970s, all eyes were turned towards the underprivileged [...]

[...] news, mostly covering Korean cinema. I've made no secret of my love for Yoo Ha's comeback Gangnam Blues (you can read MKC's review here) and this week on Reel Talk I took the opportunity to sing its [...]

[...] By Rex Baylon “You can't go back home to your family, back home to your childhood... back home to a young man' [...]

[...] By Rex Baylon We love to watch. It’s impossible to deny that fact as advances in technology has made people- [...]

[...] By Rex Baylon I love a good mystery and Hong Seok-jae's feature debut Socialphobia, opening in Korean [...]

[...] By Rex Baylon It seems that almost every trailer I write about ends up being an upcoming thriller or crime [...]

[...] Part of MKC's coverage of the 19th Busan International Film Festival By Pierce Conran Dankook University scores a New Currents competition slot at the [...]

[...] Part of MKC's coverage of the 19th Busan International Film Festival By Pierce Conran Popular webtoonist Kang Full has become a big name in Korean film [...]

[...] over a week ago, a controversy erupted when Busan City asked the director of the Busan International Film Festival to resign. Events have unfolded in quick fashion, and for this week's Reel Talk I [...]