Personal yet universal stories tackled with both nostalgia and humor are often the best way to bring different cultures together and touch audiences from various backgrounds. And Korean American director Benson Lee achieved a perfect balance in Seoul Searching which had its European premiere screening at the Asia House Film Festival on Saturday February 27th at […]
On Wednesday 24 September 7pm, part of the K-Drama Week starting this Tuesday, Curzon Cinema Soho will be screening IRIS: The Movie, which is a summary of the main drama series of the same name. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the director, Yang Yun-ho, who will also be giving a seminar […]
An engaging espionage movie that combines all the best of the genre, thumbs up on emotionality and yet remains relatively predictable… Commitment originated from the same company that produced 2013 box office hit Secretly, Greatly. Both films follow almost the same background storyline. Circumstances are different but the backbone is the same. Indeed, both stories […]
The Face Reader is a beautifully crafted and hectic period drama full of political intricacies, which yet says little about actual face reading… Three main reasons might have led you to watch The Face Reader, and unfortunately, one of them, the most important one actually, fails to meet expectations. Firstly, The Face Reader is a period drama, and as […]
As you are watching more and more dramas, you might notice recurring narratives and cultural references that you may not always understand or that have just stirred questions in your mind. From the most basic constituents of Korean dramas and culture to a detailed questioning of the storytelling and acting in specific situations, the new […]
The 21st and last episode of Jeon Ji-hyeon’s return to drama, My Love from Another Star, was broadcast on February 27 on SBS with a 29.6% audience share in the Seoul area. Although it never overcame the 30% threshold (29.9% at the 18th episode) on Korean television, the drama series has enjoyed an amazing success locally […]