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Sam Sewell-Peterson
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Peninsula (2020) Review
Posted in Film, Film Review, The Film Magazine
Tagged Action, Peninsula, Train to Busan, Yeon Sang-ho, Zombie Film
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Review in Brief: Psychokinesis (2018)
What does Yeon Sang-ho, do after directing companion zombie thrillers TRAIN TO BUSAN and SEOUL STATION? Why a comedy-soap-superhero movie, of course! PSYCHOKINESIS follows a deadbeat dad (Ryu Seung-ryong) using telekinetic superpowers acquired from meteorite-contaminated springwater to save his daughter … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Review
Tagged Comedy, Ryu Seung-ryong, Seoul Station, Shim Eun-kyung, Superhero Movie, Train to Busan, World Cinema, Yeon Sang-ho
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Review in Brief: Seoul Station (2016)
SEOUL STATION brings back slapstick zombies and a good punch of dark satire in its final act, but as a companion piece to TRAIN TO BUSAN, it falls rather short in terms of character. None of the supposed protagonists are … Continue reading
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Tagged Seoul Station, Train to Busan, World Cinema, Yeon Sang-ho
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Review in Brief: Train to Busan (2016)
It must be a nightmare thinking up new ways to portray zombies, but the walking-seizuring, rictus-grinning infected of TRAIN TO BUSAN are certainly original, creepy and funny creations. You don’t need much of a shake-up in terms of the confined … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Review
Tagged Black Comedy, Horror, Train to Busan, World Cinema, Zombie
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