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Korean Horror Film ‘Exhuma’ Is An Enthralling Supernatural Slasher Hybrid [Review]

March 31, 2024 by Joe Lipsett

Kim Sang-duk (Choi Min-sik) crouches in front of a tombstone being read by Mr Ko (Yoo Hae-jin)

Writer/director Jae-hyun Jang‘s immensely popular Korean horror film, Exhuma, takes a relatively simple premise about a team of paranormal investigators and spins it into a tale about history and class.

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Filed Under: Horror, Horror Film Reviews Tagged With: Choi Min-sik, Jae-hyun Jang, Kim Go-eun, Kim Jae-cheol, korean, Lee Do-hyun, Yoo Hae-jin

‘Midnight’ Is A Visceral Cat and Mouse Thriller [Fantasia 2021]

August 22, 2021 by Joe Lipsett

I’ve always been fond of women in peril films, particularly when they put a unique spin on the subgenre.

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Filed Under: Fantasia Film Festival, Horror Film Festival Coverage Tagged With: Hae-yeon Kil, Ki-joo Jin, Kim Hye-Yoon, korean, Kwon Oh-seung, Midnight, Park Hoon, thriller, Wi Ha-Joon

[Review] ‘Train to Busan presents: Peninsula’ Is A Thrilling Zombie Action Film

December 12, 2020 by Joe Lipsett

Zombies run around a wet enclosure

Pity Peninsula. It was always going to be difficult to follow up Train to Busan, which in just a few years has cemented its status as a modern horror classic.

Let’s bitch it out… [Read more…]

Filed Under: Horror, Horror Film Reviews Tagged With: Dong-won Gang, Kim Do-yoon, Kim Min-jae, korean, Lee Jung-hyun, Lee Ra, peninsula, Train To Busan, zombie

The 411 on me

I am a freelance film and television journalist based in Toronto, Canada.

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