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Tag: South Korea

train to busan presents peninsula yeon sang-ho trailer 2
Movies & TV

Peninsula, Train to Busan Sequel, Lands Its Second Action-Filled Trailer

The awkwardly titled Train to Busan Presents: Peninsula has just received a second trailer, and it is almost entirely full of action and, ...
By Matthew RazakJune 18, 2020
Netflix South Korea webtoon Now at Our School All of Us Are Dead zombie TV series
Movies & TV

All of Us Are Dead Is a Netflix Original Korean Zombie Series

Korean zombies. So hot right now. Netflix has announced that they’ve ordered a new series of Korean zombie action called All of Us ...
By Matthew RazakApril 13, 2020
Train to Busan Presents Peninsula Yeon Sang-ho South Korea zombie movie first trailer
Movies & TV

Peninsula, the Sequel to Train to Busan, Receives Its First Trailer

South Korea’s Train to Busan was one of the best zombie films in years with a fantastically executed premise and emotional gut punches ...
By Matthew RazakApril 2, 2020
Korean drama K-drama Itaewon Class Park Sae-ro-yi and Chairman Jang Dae-hee gives hopeful message against COVID-19 coronavirus
Movies & TV

Itaewon Class Is the Story We Need in These Troubling Times

In many ways, Itaewon Class is a stereotypical K-drama. It has a plucky protagonist in Park Sae-ro-yi (Park Seo-joon), a villain whose power ...
By Damien LawardornMarch 25, 2020
Parasite review Bob Chipman Escape to the Movies
Escape to the Movies

Parasite Review – Escape to the Movies

This is Escape to the Movies with Bob Chipman, talking about Parasite, the South Korean thriller from director Bong Joon-ho that is generating Oscar ...
By Bob ChipmanDecember 8, 2019
Mr. Go Was the Craziest Gorilla Baseball Movie You Never Saw - The Big Picture
The Big Picture

Mr. Go Was the Craziest Gorilla Baseball Movie You Never Saw – The Big Picture

You may have thought the 14-film Air Bud franchise (No, really — they made 14 of those. Look it up!) owned the entire ...
By Bob ChipmanSeptember 17, 2019
Reviews

Colossal – Giant Monsters and Abusive Relationships! Fun!

Directed by Nacho Vigalondo. Produced by Nicolas Chartier, Zev Foreman, Dominic Rustam, Nahikari Ipina, and Shawn Williamson. Release date: April 7, 2017. Bear ...
By Marter Legacy AuthorApril 23, 2017
Op-Ed

Korean court jails distributors of MMOG bot program

From The Korea Times, May 9, 2006: “A Seoul court took sides with NCSoft, Korea’s biggest game company in a battle against makers ...
By avarney Legacy AuthorMay 27, 2006
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