Park Chan-wook

No Other Choice / Neon (2025)

No Other Choice (Movie Review)

Avatar for Kaitlin CushmanKaitlin CushmanKaitlin Cushman

Coming to theaters December 25, 2025, from Neon, No Other Choice marks the return of Korean master Director Park Chan-wook (The Handmaiden 20216, Decision to Leave 2022) with a Thriller-satire that is as razor-sharp as it is uncomfortably funny. The film follows Yoo Man-su, played ... Read More

The Anatomy of a Remake: Oldboy

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Coming out of South Korea, Park Chan-Wook’s Neo-Noir Action Thriller Oldboy became a sensation upon its release in late 2003. The film told the story of a man who, after being kidnapped and kept captive for over 15 years, is let out on a 5-day ... Read More

The Handmaiden (Movie Review)

Avatar for Kayvan RezaiezadehKayvan RezaiezadehKayvan Rezaiezadeh

From revered Korean Director Park Chan-wook, famously known for 2009’s Thirst and 2003’s Oldboy, comes his latest work, The Handmaiden. Inspired by the Sarah Waters’ novel Fingersmith, The Handmaiden explores life in Korea under the rule of the Japanese. Starring Kim Min-hee (Hellcats 2008, No Tears ... Read More