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Young woman in black coat and hat standing on stairs in indoor setting.
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.

5
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Two Asian adults, a man and a woman, standing in a store holding a sign.
Review

Oldboy (2003)

by Kambole Campbell

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

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two women in a lavishly furnished room, one lying on a couch and the other kneeling beside her.
Review

The Handmaiden

by Abbey Bender

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

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two individuals, a woman and a man, standing near a grand piano in a room.
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.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two people, a man and a woman, embrace in front of a green metal security shutter.
Review

Thirst

by Jonathan Crocker

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

5
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two people, a man and a woman, outdoors in a grassy field. The man holds a drink in his hand while the woman leans in close to him.
Review

I’m A Cyborg, But That’s OK

by Matt Bochenski

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

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect