Tag Archives: Oldboy

Review in Brief: Decision to Leave (2022)

Posted on March 11, 2023 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

Park Chan-wook’s latest is less extreme than the films he’s most famed for (that’s the Vengeance Trilogy, particularly OLDBOY for most audiences) but is just as dazzlingly stylish and intriguing to unpack, a good deal sexier (OK, not sexier than … Continue reading →

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Review: The Handmaiden (2016)

Posted on May 2, 2017 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

THE HANDMAIDEN is unmistakably a Park Chan-wook film. A polished tale of control featuring sadistic torture and plot-reevaluating twists, this is far beyond the ordinary bodice-ripper. During the Japanese occupation of Korea, a thief (Kim Tae-ri) masquerades as a handmaiden … Continue reading →

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