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Notorious assassin and MK’s highest-ranked killer Gil Bok-soon (left), played by Jeon Do-yeon, makes a grand entrance into the company’s training grounds.

Newest Netflix film ‘Kill Boksoon’ makes a refreshing stab at representing female assassins and motherhood

Irene Sheen, Managing Editor • April 24, 2023

Despite the South Korean film industry’s favorite cliche, the struggling single mother trope, Netflix’s Korean action movie, “Kill Boksoon,” offers a fresh perspective on female protagonists and...

"Alienoid" movie poster features popular South Korean actress Kim Tae-ri, known for her film debut in 2016's "The Handmaiden," (left) and her "father," an alien known as "Guard." The film, the first of two parts, blends several genres ranging from science fiction to action to comedy.

South Korean film, ‘Alienoid,’ mixes sci-fi, action, fantasy and comedy to a more confusing than fun ride

Chris Lee, Staff Reporter • September 23, 2022

Perhaps in the planning stages of “Alienoid,” the idea to mix time-traveling, interplanetary robots (sci-fi) with dosas in search of a powerful blade (the hero’s journey) sounded too good to be true. And...

An artist’s rendering of Gang Dong-won, who stars as Jeong-seok, an ex-South Korean soldier. The protagonist fights for his life to escape from zombies and a rogue military unit established nearby Incheon Port in “Peninsula,” the long-awaited sequel to 2016’s South Korean-made “Train to Busan.”

‘Train to Busan’ sequel derails from beginning as zombies take a backseat to military troop gone awry

Alice Lee, Staff Reporter • September 12, 2020

Earning $98.5 million worldwide, South Korea’s “Train to Busan” returns four years after its initial release with a long-awaited yet disappointing sequel that features a cliche good guys vs. bad...

Locked and loaded, the survivalist trainees led by Alain (left) get ready for their next training exercise in Netflix's "The Decline." The thriller was released March 27, a few weeks after California Gov. Gavin Newsom's stay-at-home orders to flatten the rate of those testing positive for COVID-19. Image posted with permission from Netflix and photographer Bertrand Calmeau.

Netflix’s gory, violent ‘The Decline’ best for those with a strong stomach

Sydnee Tallant, Assistant Arts & Entertainment Editor • May 6, 2020

A few weeks into California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s stay-at-home order to flatten the COVID-19 pandemic curve, Netflix released a Quebec-produced film aptly titled, “The Decline.” One can easily fill...

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