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Busan Film Festival’s New Oscars Pathway and Competition Section Are Paying Off

BIFF's Jung Hanseok talks the Oscars pathway, the new competition section, and Korean cinema's recovery at this year's festival.

By mitch·4 min readOctober 5, 2026

A van sits at a shrine, its family smiling while the mother and daughters carry a secret in the trunk.

Movie Reviews8/10

A Mother and Her Daughters Kidnap a Killer to Find Out What Happened to Their Missing Daughter

A mother and her daughters make a journey to Gyeongju, carrying a secret in the trunk of their van, in this film of grief and family.

By mitch·5 min readOctober 4, 2026

A young man stands beside rows of greenhouses at dusk, a shadow of unease upon his face.

Movie Reviews9.1/10

‘Burning’ Review: Lee Chang-dong’s Slow-Burn Thriller Trusts Its Audience to Wonder

A slow-burn thriller of young love, suspicion, and the violence beneath a polite surface. Review of Burning.

By mitch·3 min readSeptember 28, 2026

A man stands over another broken form amidst the shadows of a rain-soaked street.

Movie Reviews6.7/10

‘I Saw the Devil’ Review: Revenge Thriller Loses Its Footing in the Back Half

A tale of a man who becomes a monster to avenge his beloved, wherein vengeance and madness reign.

By mitch·3 min readSeptember 22, 2026

Two ladies stand within a grand, dim hall, their countenances marked by a mixture of desire and suspicion.

Movie Reviews8.5/10

Park Chan-wook Built The Handmaiden’s Deception Into Its Sets

Park Chan-wook's The Handmaiden turns a 1930s Korean con story into a shifting-vantage romance. A review of the twists, the cast and why it still holds up.

By mitch·7 min readSeptember 17, 2026

A solitary officer stands amid a desolate village, recalling a case of unsolved murders.

Movie Reviews8.1/10

Memories of Murder at 23: Bong Joon Ho’s Procedural About the Case That Never Closes

A deep dive into Bong Joon Ho's 2003 crime thriller Memories of Murder, its real-life Hwaseong case, false confessions, and the ending that never closes.

By mitch·7 min readSeptember 16, 2026

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‘Possible Love’ DP Kim Ji-yong, ‘The Blue Road’ Director Han Jun-hee Join Netflix’s Creative Asia at BIFF

Netflix's Creative Asia programme at BIFF brings Kim Ji-yong, Han Jun-hee and Kimball Thurston for panels on AI, location storytelling and new filmmaking.

By mitch·4 min readSeptember 16, 2026