Korean Movies

photo of film scene. Three people are at a bar. Two are facing each other and the other is facing the other two, but in the conversation.

Arts & Culture, Film, International, MoviesMarch 21, 2024<March 21, 2024

Past Lives Review
Fate, Time, and Love in Celine Song’s Debut

by Will Boechler

A neon lit bar in New York City is filled with an idle mumble. A man and woman of Asian descent talk rather deeply,…

illustration by Josh Gates of a scene from Parasite where the primary character, Ki Jung crouches near the toilet to try to get wifi signal from a neighbor.

Arts & CultureApril 4, 2020<April 4, 2020

Spoiler Alert Alarmism?
How crucial is fresh discovery and not knowing before reading a book or watching a film?

by Jake Johnson

I don’t know if I enjoy adult-life surprises. But I do enjoy strapping into the rollercoaster of a narrative not knowing how the story…