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Kill Bok Soon (2023)
Genre: Crime Action Film Starring: Jeon Do-yeon, Sol Kyung-gu, Kim Si-a, Esom, and Koo Kyo-hwan SYNOPSIS: Netflix’s “Kill Boksoon” is an action film about the hitman industry’s legendary killer Gil Bok Soon (Jeon Do Yeon). Right before she’s scheduled to renew her contract with the company she works for, she gets swept up in an inevitable confrontation where she has no choice but to kill or be killed. (Source: Soompi) FEELS: The movie was good but not great. I feel like there’s something lacking about the entire movie, though I couldn’t identify what was it. My Rating – 8.0/10 Feel…
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A Christmas Carol (2022)
Il-woo, would you like me to sing you a christmas carol? – Wol-woo Movie Profile: Title: A Christmas Carol Release Date: Dec 7, 2022 Genre: Action Thriller Film Notes: Based on novel “Christmas Carol” by Joo Won-Kyu (published December 12, 2016 by Jaeumgwamoeum) Written and Directed by: Kim Sung Soo (Save Me) Main Cast: Park Jin Young (Yumi’s Cells 2), Kim Young Min (Military Prosecutor Doberman), Kim Dong Hwi (In Our Prime), Song Geon Hee (Alice, the Final Weapon) and Heo Dong Won Synopsis: Joo Il-Woo (Jin Young) and Joo Wol-Woo (Jin Young) are identical twin brothers. On the morning…
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20th Century Girl (2022)
Genre: Romance drama film Starring: Kim Yoo-jung, Byeon Woo-seok, Park Jung-woo, and Roh Yoon-seo SYNOPSIS: “20th Century Girl” is a Netflix film about the painful yet heart-fluttering first love of the 17-year-old Na Bo Ra (Kim Yoo Jung) of 1999. On one random winter day, Na Bo Ra comes across a video tape filled with her memories from 1999, when she became cupid to help her best friend Yeon Doo (Noh Yoon Seo) find success with her first love Baek Hyun Jin (Park Jung Woo). Throughout this journey, Na Bo Ra embarks on her own love story with Poong Woon…
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Pipeline (2021)
Money is made with people’s blood and tears. Go apologize in hell. – Gun Woo Movie Profile: Title: Pipeline Release Date: May 26, 2021 Genre: Crime Action Film Written by: Yoo Ha & Kim Kyung Chan (Hit-and-Run Squad) Directed by: Yoo Ha (Gangnam 1970) Main Cast: Seo In-guk (No Breathing), Lee Soo-hyuk (The Boy From Ipanema), Eum Moon-seok Notes: Seo In-guk and Lee Soo-hyuk previously appeared together in 2014 tvN drama series High School King of Savvy, 2021 series Doom at Your Service and now Pipeline. Synopsis: Korea has over 1,200 km of oil pipeline, which is lifeline of the…
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A Werewolf Boy (2012)
Don’t forget our promise. Don’t forget our secrets. Movie Profile: Title: A Werewolf Boy Release Date: October 31, 2012 Genre: Fantasy Romance Film Written and Directed by: Jo Sung Hee (End of Animal) Main Cast: Song Joong Ki (Penny Pinchers) and Park Bo Young (Don’t Click) Notes: Song Joong Ki only speaks about 10 words throughout the entire film. He perfected his acting through his growling sounds and wolf-like actions. Synopsis: Summoned by an unexpected phone call, an elderly woman visits a cottage she used to live in as a child. She begins to recall her memories of a boy…
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The King and the Clown (2005)
I was expecting to see thee fall and crack thy frame. But not bad. – Gong-gil Drama Profile: Title: The King and the Clown Relesed Date: December 29, 2005 Genre: Historical Drama Film Notes: It was adapted from the 2000 stage play, Yi (“You”) about Yeonsangun of Joseon, a Joseon dynasty king and a court clown who mocks him. Directed by: Lee Joon Ik (Once Upon A Time In A Battlefield) Main Cast: Kam Woo-sung (A Bold Family), Lee Joon-gi (My Girl), and Jung Jin-young (Chulsoo & Younghee) Synopsis: At the height of the 16th-century Chosun Dynasty, a pair of rural…
