The significance of being a mother is practically endless. A mother is a selfless, protective and loving human: to those women who are mothers, it might be the hardest yet the most rewarding job of all. Motherhood also comes with fear and anxiety when it comes to a child’s safety, and one can only pray…
Lee Chang-dong’s Burning
The attempts to translate Haruki Murakami‘s prose into the cinematic language have so far mostly ended in spectacular disasters, or – in the best case – garnered mixed reviews, probably due to the specific style of the writer. But the fates have changed when Lee Chang-dong, the director of Poetry and Peppermint Candy, returned after 6 years of…
Roma Review
Roma follows the story of Cleo (Yalitza Aparico), a young indigenous housekeeper working for a middle-class family in Mexico City during the early ‘70s. Partly based off Alfonso Cuarón’s own childhood, Roma is an ode to the woman who helped raise him. Reflecting on a perspective of his upbringing that is different to his own,…
Anne Fletcher’s Dumplin’ Review
Sweet-tooth movies are never really given a chance in this world. Stories, where the majority of characters turn out attentive and kind, are blasted as unrealistic and impractical. While this may be true, this doesn’t mean such ‘fluffy’ films are devoid of meaning or not worth celebrating. Dumplin’ might not be the most creative of…
Widows Review
What do you get when you combine the harsh, take-no-prisoners style of director Steve McQueen (Hunger, Shame, 12 Years a Slave) and a script that he co-wrote with Gillian Flynn (Gone Girl, Sharp Objects), an expert in writing screenplays that channel interesting female characters; a script that is based on a TV series, written by…
In Conversation with A.Conic’s Model: Byeon Jun-seo
Byeon Jun-seo is an eager young South Korean fashion model; with his energetic personality and with him always on the move, his career was probably meant to be. Whenever Jun-seo walks a runway, the level of excitement at the fashion show electrifies the air. Clothes-conscious and comfortable with whatever style the next season could bring, Byeon…
In Conversation with A.Conic’s Model: Lee Ju-yeon
Whenever Lee Ju-yeon appears on a runway or at fashion events, she lights up the room with her delicate yet mighty presence. With her strong and beautiful facial features and ballerina-like body, she is the fashion’s ‘dazzling swan’. She walked the runway for countless designers, including Mabel Brempong, Vleeda, Blank Seoul, Studio Seong, R.Shemiste, Vibrate and Daily Mirror…
13th London Korean Film Festival: In Conversation with Kim Yang-hee and Yang Ik-june of ‘The Poet and the Boy’
The Poet and the Boy is a feature debut by Korean filmmaker Kim Yang-hee, starring Yang Ik-june, an actor and a filmmaker himself, who gained the public attention and won several awards with his semi-autobiographical feature debut, which he wrote, directed and played the leading role in – the 2009 indie hit Breathless. With her…
13th London Korean Film Festival: The Poet and the Boy Review
The Poet and the Boy (Si-e-nui a-rang) is the feature debut for Kim Yang-hee; it premiered at Jeonju International film festival in 2017, and made its way to London Korean Film Festival this fall. The film stars South Korean actor and filmmaker Yang Ik-june, who is best known for his debut film, which he both…
13th London Korean Film Festival: Microhabitat Review
Despite the complexity of portraying homelessness on screen, filmmakers keep rising to the challenge. The South Korean filmmaker Jeon Go-woon skillfully depicted the subject in her debut feature Microhabitat, in which she also questions different aspects of adult life. The film revolves around the character of Mi-so (Esom: Warriors of the Dawn, The Third Charm TV…
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