“The world is facing an unprecedented displacement crisis,” European Commission has said. The EU has been discussing the aforementioned issue for months; however, their help is inadequate to deal with the rising numbers of dislodged people who are predominantly refugees from war-torn countries such as Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq. Many people arrive in the EU after…
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The 24th Raindance Film Festival: Running Eagle
In 2014, Gwen Florio – an American writer and journalist – wrote Dakota, a novel which tells the story of the former foreign correspondent Lola Wicks, who investigates the disappearance of one of the Blackfeet Tribe’s girls, Judith Calf Looking. The novel is a fascinating yet distressing tale about the tribe’s living conditions, as well as…
The 60th BFI London Film Festival: The Handmaiden Review
The South Korean film director Park Chan-wook has always been an exceptional writer of seductive and pulsating narratives, like Oldboy, Lady Vengeance and Thirst, to name just a few. His newest production, The Handmaiden, is yet another enchanting piece of writing. It is also a fascinating interpretation of the Welsh novel Fingersmith, written by Sarah Walters; while…
The 60th BFI London Film Festival: The Wailing Review
Na Hong-jin is – in every respect – the maharishi of thriller; when his previous films The Chaser (2008) and The Yellow Sea (2010) were released in Korea and Europe, they put critics and film goers at the edge of their seats, proving that his sophisticated writing and directing is one of a kind. The audience had to wait six…
Train to Busan Review
Zombie film is a “genre that just won’t die,” someone once said. It all started in the early thirties when Hollywood was beginning to try out “iconic-monster” films, and within a short period of time, the first feature-length “walking-dead” movie was presented to the audience: director Victor Halperin’s inexpensively made White Zombie (1932). Since then, zombie…
In Conversation with the Clyde Brothers & Avery Clyde
The Clyde Brothers (If I Could Tell You) have always been interested in television and films, so when they grew up, they have decided to establish their own independent creative production company Squint Pictures. “As writer/directors, the Clyde Brothers love to develop unique characters thrown into sometimes outrageous, but always relatable situations. Their work capitalizes…
If I Could Tell You (Short Film) Review
According to WHO, infertility is a global public heath issue and affects a significant proportion of people. However, the innovation of IVF has brought hope to those who struggle to conceive; some are lucky, while some are sadly forced to give up as the treatment doesn’t work. To those affected, infertility might be seen as…
London Korean Film Festival 2016- Teaser Screening: The Himalayas
Someone once said that “There is something about the Himalayas not possessed by the Alps, something unseen and unknown, a charm that pervades every hour spent among them, a mystery intriguing and disturbing. Confronted by them, a man loses his grasp of ordinary things, perceiving himself as immortal, an entity capable of outdistancing all changes,…
Insane (날,보러와요) Review
South Korea has been facing the increasing number of mental illnesses, caused by various factors such as suicide, divorce, addiction, as well as expeditious development of technology; for that reason, various mental institutions have increased their facilities where people – willingly, or unwillingly, and some in secret – admit themselves to get help with their…
Jason Bourne Review
It is an exciting time for Jason Bourne’s enthusiasts; the new film about the skilful super-spy is back again. Howbeit, this arises one particular question: why would Paul Greengrass- known for his box-office hits such as The Bourne Ultimatum, The Bourne Supremacy and Captain Philips- and Matt Damon (The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Ultimatum, The Bourne Supremacy, The Martian) come…
VIEW OF THE ARTS 