"I was depressed because of COVID-19 but I felt like the movie comforts me.""It would be better to watch this movie with families.” - Reviews from Naver The film “Beyond that Mountain” (저 산 너머) that opened on April 30 by director Choi Jong-tae. It has been making headlines as a family-healing movie

In the poster of Joker (2019), there is one person who raises the corners of his mouth with hands and forces a smile, but sheds tears. He is Joker, one familiar and popular villain, and this merciless villain looks sad, so it causes some interests in the poster. This is the English version poster of

1994 was a rough year for Korea. Seoul’s undisciplined redevelopment process caused brutal clash between capital and labor. In the media, the death of North leader Kim Il-sung was broadcasted all over the country, which brought shock to the people. An explosion of city gas at Ah-hyeon killed 12 inno

A poster of unusual design gives people odd feelings. Like “why are characters in posters blindfolded?” and “Whose body is only legs?”, this poster arouses people’s curiosity. This is the Korean version poster of film Parasite (기생충, 2019) made by director Bong Joon-ho and released on May 30. This fi

Magoksa was designated for UNESCO World Heritage on July 4, 2018, with six other Bhuddist temple in South Korea. Also, Magoksa is one of the six major Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism (대한조계불교종) located at Taehwa Mountain. The temple was founded by High Monk Jajang of Silla Dynasty in 640 A.D. Througho

Are you really feeling okay saying ”I’m fine today.”? Cheon-ji usually did not ask for too much, but suddenly she asks to buy an MP3 player one day. Her mother, Hyun-sook, and older sister Man-ji ignore her, but on this day, Chun-ji decide to end her life. Today, society often consider teenagers to

Recently, the efforts to deal with auditory and visual arts are being highlighted in Disney films. Disney recently released Aladdin (2019) as a live action film and as more than 10 million people watched it, the movie has been a huge hit in Korea. A live-action film refers to movies that are produce

“Not all opinions are equal, somethings happened” said Deborah Lipstadt, historian and professor of Holocaust studies in the film Denial (2016). During the film’s opening ceremony, one of the audience members asks Lipstadt for comments: “Somebody told me you don’t debate with people who say the Holo

Juror 8 (2019) is the film based on the first jury trial in South Korea introduced in 2008. Eight ordinary people with numerous occupations and different ages gathered as a jury for the trial in the movie. At first, it seemed to be simple for jury members since all the evidence, testimony, and confe