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Body horror ‘The Ugly Stepsister’ wins top awards at Bifan 2025
The Ugly Stepsister by Norway’s Emilie Blichfeldt has gained the highest prize and viewers award on the 29th Bucheon Worldwide Improbable Movie Pageant (Busan)...
Carlo Francisco Manatad’s ‘Brilliant Melody’ wins two at Bifan’s NAFF project market
Good Melody from Filipino filmmaker Carlo Francisco Manatad received the highest Bucheon Award on the 18th Community of Asian Unbelievable Movies (NAFF) undertaking market.
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‘Hi-Five’ review: ‘Burning’ star Yoo Ah-in joins strong cast for South Korean superhero movie
Dir: Kang Hyoung-chul. South Korea. 2025. 119mins
5 common Koreans develop superpowers following organ transplants in author/director Kang Hyoung-chul’s Hello-5, a wilfully kooky superhero origin...
Squid Game Season 3 Poster Wants You To ‘Play One Last Time’
Netflix has shared the official Squid Sport Season 3 poster for the upcoming long-awaited return of the hit world survival thriller sequence. The ultimate...
‘The Old Woman With The Knife’ review: Bloody Korean actioner centres around an older assassin
Dir: Min Kyu-dong. South Korea. 2025. 131mins
Hornclaw (Hyeyoung Lee), a veteran murderer in her mid-sixties, is a legend; she is the most icily environment friendly operative...
‘What Does That Nature Say To You’ review: Long chats and fast zooms with Hong Sangsoo
Dir. Hong Sangsoo. South Korea 2025. 108 minutes. The most recent movie by South Korea’s imposingly prolific Hong Sangsoo might virtually be referred to as Meet The Dad...
‘Exhuma’, ‘Twilight Of The Warriors’ lead Asian Film Awards nominations 2025
South Korean field workplace hit Exhuma and Hong Kong motion blockbuster Twilight Of The Warriors: Walled In lead the nominations for the 18th Asian...
Squid Game Season 3 Release Date Window Teased by Show Creator
Hwang Dong-hyuk has revealed the potential Squid Recreation Season 3 launch date window for the ultimate installment of Netflix‘s hit South Korean thriller sequence....
‘The Land Of Morning Calm’: Busan Review
Dir/scr: Park Ri-woong. South Korea. 2024. 114mins
The very best laid plans not often work out as anticipated in The Land Of Morning Calm. The...
‘Harbin’: Toronto Review
Dir: Woo Min-ho. South Korea. 2024. 108mins
The refined pleasure of director Woo Min-ho’s gripping historic spy drama Harbin lies in its painstaking craft. Evocative...