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Review

No Other Choice review – Park at his most biting and brutal, but not without emotion

by Hannah Strong

Park Chan-wook’s cutthroat satire sees a middle manager resort to desperate measures after he’s laid off from his job at a paper company.

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Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Venice Film Festival

No Other Choice – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

Park Chan-wook’s cutthroat satire sees a middle manager resort to desperate measures after he’s laid off from his job at a paper company.
Review

Decision to Leave

by Hannah Strong

The South Korean auteur known for squid-chomping, luxe erotica and graphic torture is back with a seductive mystery thriller.

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Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Review

Oldboy (2003)

by Kambole Campbell

Park Chan-wook’s revenge thriller mixes stylish thrills and perverse twists with a surprising amount of humour.

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Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Review

The Handmaiden

by Abbey Bender

Park Chan-wook’s sumptuous erotic thriller is among his boldest works to date.

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Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Review

Stoker

by Adam Woodward

Operatic style can’t paste over the meagre, far-fetched substance in Oldboy director Park Chan-wook’s English-language debut.

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Anticipation
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Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Review

Thirst

by Jonathan Crocker

It’s got problems, sure. But once again, Park delivers something dark, witty and original.

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Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Review

I’m A Cyborg, But That’s OK

by Matt Bochenski

Park Chan-wook is fast becoming Asia’s answer to David Fincher.

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Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect

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