South Korean Cinema

Kerry Chambers

'The Moment Your Love Ends...': Decision to Leave (Dir. Park Chan-wook, 2022) Review

Park Chan-wook is phenomenal. I missed the clanging of erotic balls in the cinema, enjoyed in a single intensive sitting some time later,...

Kerry Chambers

'As Long As I Have You, I'll Be Okay...': Bleak Night (2010) Review

**** As another couple of weeks pass and my inactivity on this blog grows ever more unsettling to myself alone - not to say that I have...

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Cinema is art in motion, stories around the campfire retold in astounding ways, humanity playing out on the big screen, a spectacle to...

Kerry Chambers

Recommends: The Cinema of Lee Chang-dong and Why He’s Your New Favourite Director

An avid lover of modern South Korean cinema - finding its social and political voice excitingly engaging, with great humour and brilliant...

Kerry Chambers

'The Great Hungry': The Debilitating Rage of the 21st Century in Burning (Lee Chang-dong, 2018)

“It is said that Bushmen have two types of hungry people... Little hungry and great hungry. Little hungry people are physically hungry....

Kerry Chambers

Recommends: Top 10 Love Stories to Indulge in on Valentines Day

‘What grace have I to fall so in love?’ - Lizzie West Valentine’s Day is naff, we all know it. Coming from a bitter old hag like myself...

Kerry Chambers

Bergman & Bandwagons: Why Accessibility in Cinema is Easier Than You Think

Have you ever talked to the know-it-all, well-read type? The type who read the book, the comic or cite their favourite films as The Tree...

Kerry Chambers

Recommends: Top 15 Films to Enjoy this Halloween

Halloween is drawing ever nearer and with the possibility of a night-in for most, I have decided to reflect on some of my favourite...

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