Fear Created Through Music Released on December 5, 2018, the film Door Lock creates fear through well-timed music, even without ghosts or graphic violence. Is there really no violent scene at all? There is a brief moment—about one second—showing an arm being sawed, which some viewers may find disturbing. However, even without this scene, the … Read more
A Funny First Half If expressed differently, Mr. Xxx-kisser could be described as The King of Flattery. Why did the film Mr. Xxx-kisser fail at the box office? The first half of the movie was good. In the opening, the setting is the entrance to the Dobongsan hiking trail. Office workers gather in front of … Read more
A Comedy Short on Laughs: Ok! Madam The film Ok! Madam was released on August 12, 2020. It attracted 1.22 million viewers, failing to reach the break-even point. One possible reason is that if a movie aims to be funny, it needs to commit and be much funnier. Another factor was its release during the … Read more
The first Half of Somebody If the film Somebody is divided into a first and second half, the first half features Young-eun and a young girl named So-hyun, while the second half shows So-hyun as an adult.In the first half, So-hyun seems to surpass Kevin, the character from the film We Need to Talk About … Read more
The Fabricated Kim Tae-seong Case In the film Ordinary Person, released on March 23, 2017, actor Son Hyun-joo plays Seong-jin, Jang Hyuk plays Gyu-nam, Kim Sang-ho plays Reporter Chu, and Jo Dal-hwan plays Kim Tae-seong. After failing to catch the real serial killer known as “Balbari,” the police officer Seong-jin turns Kim Tae-seong into Balbari … Read more