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NYAFF: Phantom, Combative Heroines Lead The Way In This Work Of New Korean Cinema

Another impressive Korean film, that is part of the 2023 New York Asian Film Festival, is Phantom directed by Lee Hae-young.  The spy action movie based on Mai Jia’s 2007 novel, Feng Sheng (The Messenger), is set in 1933, when Korea was still under the Japanese occupation. It all begins with a  failed attempt to…

Netflix’s “Kill Boksoon” : Interview with Director Sung-hyun Byun

Synopsis : At work, she’s a renowned assassin. At home, she’s a single mom to a teenage girl. Killing is easy. It’s parenting that’s the hard part. Rating: TVMA (Language|Smoking|Violence) Genre: Action, Mystery & thriller Original Language: Korean Director: Byeon Seonghyeon Writer: Byeon Seonghyeon Release Date (Streaming): Mar 31, 2023 Runtime: 2h 17m Distributor: Netflix Interview with…

Kill Boksoon : Interview with Actress Jean Do-yeon 

Synopsis : At work, she’s a renowned assassin. At home, she’s a single mom to a teenage girl. Killing is easy. It’s parenting that’s the hard part. Rating: TVMA (Language|Smoking|Violence) Genre: Action, Mystery & thriller Original Language: Korean Director: Sung-hyun Byun Writer: Sung-hyun Byun Release Date (Streaming): Mar 31, 2023 Runtime: 2h 17m Distributor: Netflix Interview…