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on Do we have our M. Bison? Walton Goggins in-talks to join Andrew Koji and Jason Momoa in ‘Street Fighter’In series lore he's got links to Thailand but his nationality still remains u…
on Will Scott 86 the devil? Another Poster for Ernesto Díaz Espinoza’s ‘Diablo’ starring Scott Adkins and Marko ZarorI rented Diablo and enjoyed it. There have been a lot of movies about long lo…
on It’s time to add some Fat to your collection! Eurek’s Blu-ray for Po-Chih Leong’s 1984 classic ‘Hong Kong 1941’ now shippingL.A. screening of Tiger on Beat. https://bsky.app/profile/newbeverly.bsky.soc…
on ‘The Raid’ and ‘Havoc’ director Gareth Evans to helm a remake of the 1967 Yakuza thriller ‘A Colt Is My Passport’That’s a an odd choice. The movie’s already pretty cool, so there’s not much…
on Will Scott 86 the devil? Another Poster for Ernesto Díaz Espinoza’s ‘Diablo’ starring Scott Adkins and Marko Zarorjust watched it, and actually liked it way more than Ballerina.
on Rebels without a pause! Kazuya Shiraishi’s ’11 Rebels’ on 4K Ultra HD & Blu-ray on June 10th from Well Go USAIt's really good 👍
on Betrayal is the only truth that sticks! ‘The Betrayal’ starring Raizo Ichikawa of ‘Shinobi’ hits Blu-ray in SeptemberNice! This sounds like the plot to "Flags of Iron". I'll check this out.
on ‘The Raid’ and ‘Havoc’ director Gareth Evans to helm a remake of the 1967 Yakuza thriller ‘A Colt Is My Passport’I know the action will come through as always. Let’s see how this script goes…
on Give me the F**KING keys! Jackie Chan and Tony Leung go ULTRA VIOLENT in the New Trailer for ‘The Shadow’s Edge’"akin to Raging Fire and The Prosecutor" I like those two movies, but this tr…
on Give me the F**KING keys! Jackie Chan and Tony Leung go ULTRA VIOLENT in the New Trailer for ‘The Shadow’s Edge’You mean Jackie won't have a surprise cameo from a Panda who's Jackie's new p…
on Escape from the 21st Century (2024) ReviewGood review! It got me to go out last night and see it. I enjoyed the hell ou…
on Feeling blue? Tsui Hark’s ‘Shanghai Blues’ getting a Limited Theatrical release from Film MovementHe hasn’t made a half decent movie "since Seven Swords" I really like his Det…
on Do we have our M. Bison? Walton Goggins in-talks to join Andrew Koji and Jason Momoa in ‘Street Fighter’Isn't M Bison supposed to be Thai? lol
on Do we have our M. Bison? Walton Goggins in-talks to join Andrew Koji and Jason Momoa in ‘Street Fighter’Actually those could work too
Tag Archives: Lee Byung-Hun
Match, The (2025) Review
Director: Kim Hyung-Joo Cast: Lee Byung-Hun, Yoo Ah-In, Ko Chang-Seok, Hyun Bong-Sik, Moon Jeong-Hee, Jo Woo-Jin, Kim Kang-Hoon Running Time: 115 min. By Paul Bramhall More than 10 years ago I reviewed a Korean movie called The Divine Move, which at one point I described as consisting of “an abundance of scenes with characters playing Go, and then beating the living daylights out of each other”, the implication being that … Continue reading
Concrete Utopia (2023) Review
Directed: Uhm Tae-Hwa Cast: Lee Byung-Hun, Park Seo-Jun, Park Bo-Young, Kim Sun-Young, Kim Do-Yoon, Park Ji-Hu, Lee Seo-Hwan, Kang Ae-Shim, Lee Hyo-Je, Lee Sun-Hee Running Time: 129 min. By Will McGuire Concrete Utopia, South Korea’s nomination for Best Foreign Feature at the upcoming Academy Awards, is a tense thriller, a particularly honest class commentary, a leap forward for special effects work in the Korean cinema, and twenty minutes too long. … Continue reading
Emergency Declaration (2022) Review
Director: Han Jae-Rim Cast: Song Kang-Ho, Lee Byung-Hun, Jeon Do-Yeon, Kim Nam-Gil, Im Si-Wan, Kim So-Jin, Park Hae-Joon, Kim Bo-Min, Hyun Bong-Sik, Seol In-A, Lee Yeol-Eum Running Time: 141 min. By Paul Bramhall The disaster movie has become something of a regular fixture in Korean cinema over the last 15 years. We’ve had colossal tidal waves in 2009’s Haeundae, towering infernos in 2012’s The Tower, nuclear meltdowns in 2016’s Pandora, … Continue reading
Ashfall (2019) Review
Director: Lee Hae-Jun Co-director: Kim Byung-Seo Cast: Lee Byung-Hun, Ha Jung-Woo, Ma Dong-Seok, Jeon Hye-Jin, Bae Suzy, Lee Sang-Won Running Time: 130 min. By Paul Bramhall Korean cinema went for the disaster movie double in 2019, with the low-key Exit offering up a brisk comedic take on the genre, one that saw the residents of Seoul looking to escape a steadily rising cloud of poisonous gas. On the other hand, … Continue reading
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Tagged Ha Jung-Woo, Lee Byung-Hun, Ma Dong-seok
Keys to the Heart (2018) Review
Director: Choi Sung-Hyun Cast: Lee Byung-Hun, Park Jung-Min, Youn Yuh-Jung, Han Ji-Min, Choi Ri, Kim Sung-Ryoung, Moon Sook, Hwang Suk-Jung, Lee Joo-Young, Baek Hyun-Jin Running Time: 120 min. By Paul Bramhall Stories about washed up boxers have been around for almost as long as cinema itself, and the Korean movie industry is no exception. From Choi Min-sik in Crying Fist, to So Ji-sub in Always, and more recently Um Tae-goo … Continue reading
Man Standing Next, The (2020) Review
Director: Woo Min-Ho Cast: Lee Byung-Hun, Lee Sung-Min, ak Do-Won, Lee Hee-Joon, Kim So-Jin, Seo Hyun-Woo, Ji Hyun-Joon, Park Sung-Geun, Park Ji-Il, Lee Tae-Hyeong, Kim Seung-Hoon Running Time: 114 min. By Paul Bramhall South Korea has had a tumultuous history since its creation after the division of the peninsula in 1954, shortly after the Korean War ended, up to it achieving democracy in 1987. While it spent most of the … Continue reading
Single Rider, A (2016) Review
Director: Lee Zoo-young Cast: Lee Byung-hun, Gong Hyo-jin, Ahn So-hee, Jack Campbell, Yang Yoo-jin, Annika Whiteley, Kei Ekland, Baek Soo-jang, Choi Joon-young Running Time: 97 min. By Paul Bramhall If there was ever an example of an under the radar movie, then you’d be hard pressed to come across a better one than A Single Rider. Headlined by Korea’s most well-known actor, Lee Byung-hun, the low key production was his … Continue reading
Age of Shadows, The (2016) Review
AKA: Secret Agent Director: Kim Ji-woon Cast: Goo Uoo, Song Kang-Ho, Han Ji-Min, Um Tae-Goo, Shin Sung-Rok, Seo Young-Joo, Lee Byung-Hun, Shingo Tsurumi, Kim Dong-Young, Park Hee-Soon Running Time: 140 min. By Martin Sandison I remember going to see Kim Ji-woon’s A Bittersweet Life back when it came out, and thinking: This is something special. An artistic aesthetic, but with populist entertainment at its heart. I then saw The Good, the Bad and the Weird, … Continue reading
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Tagged Gong Yoo, Kim Jee-Woon (Kim Ji-woon), Lee Byung-Hun, Song Kang-Ho
Master (2016) Review
Director: Jo Eui-seok Cast: Lee Byung-hun, Gang Dong-won, Kim Woo-bin, Uhm Ji-won, Oh Dal-su, Jin Kyung, Monsour Del Rosario, Jung Won-jung, Yoo Yeon-soo, Jo Hyun-chul Running Time: 143 min. By Paul Bramhall The Korean film industry rounded out 2016 with yet another thriller concerning those in positions of authority abusing their power. This time based on the true story of a CEO who defrauded his sales staff in order to line his own pockets, it’s … Continue reading
Posted in All, Korean, News, Reviews
Tagged Gang Dong-won, Lee Byung-Hun, Monsour del Rosario
Inside Men: The Original (2015) Review
Director: Woo Min-Ho Cast: Lee Byung-Hun, Cho Seung-Woo, Baek Yoon-Sik, Lee Kyoung-Young, Kim Hong-Fa, Jo Jae-Yun, Bae Sung-Woo, Kim Dae-Myung, Jo Woo-Jin, Yoo Jae-Myung Running Time: 180 min. By Paul Bramhall Based on a web-comic by Yoon Tae-ho, who was also responsible for the web-comic behind the excellent Moss, when Inside Men hit Korean cinema screens in 2015, its tale of political corruption strongly resonated with audiences, making it one … Continue reading
Memories of the Sword (2015) Review
Director: Park Heung-Sik Cast: Lee Byung-Hun, Jeon Do-Yeon, Kim Go-Eun, Lee Joon-Ho, Lee Kyoung-Young, Kim Tae-Woo, Bae Soo-Bin, Kim Soo-Ahn, Moon Sung-Geun Running Time: 121 min. By Paul Bramhall Korean cinema continues to create some of the most original and innovative movies for audiences to enjoy, however just like many other countries, it also has a film industry that likes to follow trends. If a movie makes it big, a … Continue reading
Viral Factor, The (2012) Review
Director: Dante Lam Cast: Jay Chou, Nicholas Tse, Bai Bing, Lee Byung Hun, Lin Peng, Jung Woo-sung, Andy On Chi Kit, Carl Ng Ka Lung, Liu Kai Chi, Elaine Kam Yin Ling Running Time: 120 min. By HKFanatic “The Viral Factor” is the latest blockbuster from Dante Lam, a man who has become one of Hong Kong’s premiere action director thanks to films like “Fire of Conscience” and “The Stool … Continue reading
Posted in Chinese, Reviews
Tagged Andy On Chi Kit, Bai Bing, Dante Lam, Jay Chou, Jung Woo-sung, Lee Byung-Hun, Lin Peng, Nicholas Tse, Patrick Keung Hiu Man, Sammy Hung Tin Chiu
I Saw the Devil (2010) Review
Director: Kim Ji-woon Writer: Park Hoon-jung Cast: Lee Byung-Hun, Choi Min-Sik, Jeon Guk-Hwan, Cheon Ho-Jin, Oh San-Ha, Kim Yun-Seo, Choi Mu-Seong, Kim In-Seo, Jo Deok-Je, Han Cheol-Woo Running Time: 114 min. By JJ Hatfield I Saw The Devil is a stunning masterpiece of the macabre. A terrifying tale of horrific deeds done for sickening psychotic pleasures and unimaginable acts carried out for a promised justice. In the dark of night … Continue reading
Addicted (2002) Review
AKA: Jungdok Director: Park Young-hoon Writer: Byun Won-mi Producer: Lee Choon-Yeon Cast: Lee Byung-hun, Lee Mi-yeon, Lee Ueol, Park Sun-young Running Time: 114 min. By JJ Hatfield Life is good for the two brothers Ho-jin and Dae-jin. They are very close and good friends too. The two live together as they have no other family until Ho-jin marries. Their lives are peaceful and routine and that seems to suit them … Continue reading
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