Man on High Heels (2014) is an effective portrayal of cultural and collective discomfort surrounding male beauty. The film explores complex emotions—ranging from respect and desire to envy and contempt—toward...

Yu Hyun-mok, a master of Korean cinema known for his realist masterpiece Obaltan (1960, also titled A Stray Bullet), was sentenced by the court for his 1965 film An Empty Dream. He was found guilty of...

In Korea, the portrayal of superheroes in film and television was largely absent until the 2000s. The genre gained momentum with films like Haunters (2010), Psychokinesis (2018), and The Witch series,...

This year marks the 50th anniversary of Heavenly Homecoming to Stars, directed by Lee Jang-ho, one of the landmark movies that defined the 1970s. Half a century later, is the movie still relevant?   Star-crossed...