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NYAFF XXII Review: THE HOST Challenges You To Destroy All Monsters
Bong Joon-ho has been on movies for close to thirty (count ’em) years now. His feature film resumè began several years after, with black comedy Barking Dogs Never Bite in 2000. Indeed, not all of his films have been commercial hits. Still, this is neither to say nor imply his directorial work hasn’t stricken a chord with critics. That includes the milestone success of his 2013 sci-fi epic, Snowpiercer, a explosive coverage of socio-political meltdown amid the dystopian fallout as uprising escalates class warfare on a speeding global train. Of course, the claim to that film’s victor wasn’t without its share of hurdles, with Bong resigned to advocating fervently against the will of cut-crazy producers at the now-defunct The Weinstein Company, for his cut to get the release it deserved. Bong would go on to ante-up even further, partnering with Netflix for the release of Okja which earned two nominations, […]
THE SILENT SEA Casts Bae Doona, Gong Yoo And Lee Joon For Netflix For New Sci-Fi Space Drama
Korean sci-fi mystery series, The Silent Sea, is in the works at Netflix. Artist Studio will produce the pic which is based on a shortfilm of the same name, whose director, Choi Hang-yong, has also boarded the project. Bae Doona (Sense8, Stranger), Gong Yoo (The Age Of Shadows, Kim Ji-young: Born 1982) and Lee Joon (Lucky, Father Is Strange) will star in the futuristic thriller, which centers on members of a special team sent to secure a mysterious sample from an abandoned research facility on the moon just as Earth has undergone a process of desertification. Per Netflix’s announcement on Monday, Bae Doona will play astrobiologist Doctor Song Ji-an, who is determined to uncover the truth behind an accident at the now-abandoned Balhae Base research station on the moon; Gong Yoo joins as Han Yun-jae, the dauntless exploration team leader tasked with carrying out the crucial mission with limited information, […]
KINGDOM: The Dead Rise In Joseon For The New Action Horror Series This January
Netflix may not hastily be hatching its eggs when it comes to their upcoming Asian content, but that hasn’t impeded them from counting. With Kingdom, they’re especially including the new historical period zombie hybrid which they’ve already considered groundbreaking enough to garner a second season as of July as they waited out even airing the first. That wait now comes to a close with the show’s eight-episode premiere now slated for January 25. A Hard Day and The Tunnel helmer Kim Seong-Hoon partners with award winning hit tvN series, Signal scribe, writer Kim Eun-Hee for the new show that centers a Joseon prince’s suicide mission to investigate a mysterious outbreak when the king dies and suddenly reanimates. Dark Figure Of Crime star Ju Ji-hoon leads the cast along with Bae Doo-na of Sense8 and Cloud Atlas fame, and Psychokinesis star Ryoo Seung-ryong. The official trailer went live on Thursday and […]