Michael Palin in North Korea (Episode 2): an attractive visual experience spoilt by repetitive propaganda police-state stereotypes
Neil Ferguson, “Michael Palin in North Korea (Episode 2)” (2018) In this second and final
Category: Korean Films
Michael Palin in North Korea (Episode 1): Western insistence on stereotyping a country ruins a striking travelogue
Neil Ferguson, “Michael Palin in North Korea (Episode 1)” (2018) At least two years in
Korean Films | North American Films
The Faces of North Korea: a soulful visual poem showcasing the humanity and achievements of North Korea
Andre Vltchek, “The Faces of North Korea” (2018) Visually poetic, even soulful to watch, this
The Tower: formulaic disaster film criticises aspects of modern Korean society in amongst the melodrama
Kim Ji-hoon, “Ta-weo / The Tower” (2012) Maybe its similarities to the World Trade Center
Australian and New Zealand Films | Korean Films
The Haircut: a quirky quest reveals the nature and extent of the Western media propaganda machine against North Korea
Alex Apollonov and Aleksa Vulovic, “The Haircut” (2017) Two Sydney undergraduate students’ desire to travel
Chinese and Chinese-language Films | Korean Films
US Missile Base Upsets the Morning Calm: a sketchy report on the insidious effects of US military activity on a South Korean village and farming region
Yoichi Shimatsu, “US Missile Base Upsets the Morning Calm (Lens.tv Report: THAAD Deployment in South
Masquerade: a historical drama inspired by a bizarre episode in a Korean king’s reign becomes an inquiry into good government and social class
Choo Chang-min “Gwanghae: Wang-i Doen Namja / Masquerade” (2012) Korean actor Lee Byung-hun may be better
Pieta (dir. Kim Kiduk): a cruel and absurd grotesquery mocking the poor and the marginalised
Kim Kiduk, “Pieta” (2012) This tale of dark revenge centres around a class of people
Oldboy: arthouse film trappings cannot disguise a flimsy plot, flat characters and an empty message
Chanwook Park, “Oldboy” (2003) When I saw this film the first time over a decade
Korean Films | North American Films
Snowpiercer: silly social satire reveals a conservative and narrow view of human nature and potential for change
Joon-ho Bong, “Snowpiercer / Seolgugyeolcha” (2013) Joon-ho Bong’s first outing in the English language is
