Kevin Costner was on the cusp of becoming a huge A-list star when he took the lead in this rather grim but intriguing thriller from Tony Scott. On leaving the navy, Jay Cochran (Costner) heads south to visit his old Mexican gangster buddy (Anthony Quinn), only to fall for his stunning young wife, Miryea (Madeline […] Read more »
Slick Korean revenge thriller starring So Ji-sub as a stylish, yet solitary assassin, whose company operates behind the facade of a legitimate metal merchant. When he fails to liquidate a young freelancer, however, and discovers the lad’s mother is a former singer whom he idolised, this once by-the-book badass has no option but to protect […] Read more »
Lee Young-ae stars as a convicted child murderer, released from prison after 13 years, who heads out on a trail of revenge against the man she believes really committed the crime in the final part of Park Chan-wook’s Vengeance Trilogy. Read my full review here Read more »
Re-watching this film for the first time since it played at the HK Asian Film Festival in 2005, I was finally able to check out the “Fade to Black & White” version, which was Park’s original vision for the film. Although shot in colour, the film slowly fades to black and white over its duration, […] Read more »
As part of a future (as-yet undisclosed) project, I’m currently re-visiting the films of Korean director Park Chan-wook. I was planning to begin with JSA: Joint Security Area, but neither of my Blu-ray players seemed willing to play my VCD (I know!) last night, so I jumped ahead to Park’s 2002 revenge masterpiece. It’s been […] Read more »