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TrashPanda
Jul 7, 20234 min read
The Weekend Watch: The Childe
Director Park Hoon-jung gives violent noir an unusually humorous spin and makes a surprising star out of rom-com darling Kim Seon-ho.
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TrashPanda
May 4, 20231 min read
The Baeksang Winners: BEST FILM
Baeksang Best Film winners since 2017
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TrashPanda
Jul 15, 20223 min read
The Weekend Watch: "Incantation"
Terrifying found-footage videos, bloody possessions, inexplicable hauntings & a desperate mother make "Incantation" Taiwan's 2022 hit film.
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TrashPanda
Jun 5, 20225 min read
The Weekend Watch: "Spiritwalker"
"Spiritwalker" is a riveting, albeit flawed, body-swap puzzle that will keep everyone enthralled from the first baffling switch to the next.
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TrashPanda
Apr 9, 20225 min read
What to Watch after "Yaksha: Ruthless Operations"
What to watch after Netflix Korean spy caper Yaksha: Ruthless Operations. Sol Kyung-gu (Oasis). Park Hae-soo (Squid Game). GOT7's Jinyoung
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TrashPanda
Jul 3, 20213 min read
The Weekend Watch: "Baseball Girl"
Choi Yoon-tae makes his directorial debut in the small film "Baseball Girl," starring Lee Joo-young.
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TrashPanda
Jun 18, 20214 min read
The Weekend Watch: "The King and Clown"
As Korea's official submission for the 2006 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, "The King and Clown" stands out as one of...
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TrashPanda
Jun 12, 20213 min read
The Weekend Watch: "Man in High Heels"
Man in High Heels is a 2014 Korean noir-action flick starring Cha Seung-won
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TrashPanda
May 14, 20213 min read
The Weekend Watch: "The Call"
"The Call" is one of those films that's best entered cold. Don't bother reading up on it. Don't google the plot before you dive in. Just...
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TrashPanda
May 7, 20212 min read
The Weekend Watch: "Deliver Us From Evil"
Deliver Us from Evil takes the Korean gunfight into exotic Thai locations, making it a great and action-packed 2-hour watch.
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TrashPanda
Mar 26, 20212 min read
The Weekend Watch: "Exit"
"Exit" proves that the Super Entertaining Action Movie is far from dead.
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TrashPanda
Mar 19, 20212 min read
The Weekend Watch: "Door Lock"
"Doorlock" was a blockbuster hit in 2018 because it captured the horrible feeling of being stalked quite accurately.
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TrashPanda
Mar 12, 20214 min read
The Weekend Watch: "My Sassy Girl"
"My Sassy Girl" still manages to amuse... if you can can accept that it was a product of its time.
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TrashPanda
Mar 5, 20213 min read
The Weekend Watch: "The Last Princess"
A tragic story nearly forgotten by a nation, "The Last Princess" is based on the true story of princess Deok-hye.
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TrashPanda
Feb 27, 20213 min read
The Weekend Watch: "Late Autumn"
Hyun Bin and Tang Wei star in this quiet, indie-ish 2010 remake about finding love in the unlikeliest of places and times.
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GwenchaNoonas
Feb 12, 20214 min read
The Weekend Watch: "Space Sweepers"
The highly-anticipated space blockbuster has finally landed on Netflix after a months-long pandemic delay. Is it worth the hype?
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TrashPanda
Jan 22, 20212 min read
The Weekend Watch: "Miss Granny"
"Miss Granny" is a super funny and satisfying weekend flick that’s perfect for viewing with lola and the family.
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TrashPanda
Jan 15, 20213 min read
The Weekend Watch: "Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds"
This film took an expensive gamble on the macabre fascination with death and the afterlife, and—judging by domestic box office...
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