The Way Review
The Way, the latest directorial effort from Emilio Estevez following the uneven but enjoyable Bobby, is a film filled with entirely earnest sentiments and reasonably lofty aspirations. Throughout the film though these earnest sentiments are presented in a twee and hard to stomach manner and any of the obvious aspirations are never really met, the … Read more
The Woman Review
When Chris Cleek (Sean Bridges) is out on a hunting trip and stumbles across a feral woman living in the woods his immediate thought isn’t to help her or to inform the authorities, the first thing he does is spy on her. He watches her from afar with a deeply uncomfortable, for an audience, sexualized … Read more
I Saw the Devil Review
Kim Ji-woon’s I Saw the Devil was treated to a special preview screening at this year’s London Korean Film Festival and the audience seemed to thoroughly ‘enjoy’ the film, apart from a small number of walkouts during the particularly violent scenes. I Saw the Devil received a release in Korea earlier this year but due … Read more
The Yellow Sea Review
Director Hong-jin Na made something of a splash with his début film, The Chaser, in 2008 and the film quickly brought him to the attention of Hollywood with Warner Brothers buying up the remake rights to The Chaser for $1 million. Hong-jin Na’s latest, The Yellow Sea, is also the first Korean film to receive … Read more