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SHOCKING: 2 - What They Never Told You

No Other Choice director Park Chan-wook and star Lee Byung-hun discuss reuniting after 20 years for their new black comedy thriller about a murderous job-hunter: "As the actor playing Man-su, I was always on his side cheering him on"

Big Screen Spotlight | Park Chan-wook and Lee Byung-hun tell us about their twisted, darkly funny new thriller, No Other Choice

Total Film

Euronews Culture's Film of the Week: 'No Other Choice' - Unemployment turns deadly

South Korean director Park Chan-wook's adaptation of Donald Westlake’s novel "The Ax" is an exhilarating jet-black comedy which masterfully skewers the horrors the capitalism. It's a flat-out masterpiece.

Euronews

Park Chan-wook: Korean filmmakers ‘treat social conflict as a serious problem’

His latest film, No Other Choice, has been longlisted for a Bafta.

Evening Standard

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First Thing: Two people shot by US federal agents in Portland

Portland’s mayor called for ICE to pause operations in the city. Plus, Emmylou Harris on her unlikely life as a country star

The Guardian - UK

‘I haven’t mellowed my violence’: Park Chan-wook on cultural dominance, the capitalist endgame and why we can’t beat AI

His brutal movies put Korean cinema on the map. Now the director of Oldboy is back with a blistering satire about a man driven to murder after redundancy

The Guardian - UK

2026 may be the year of Marvel blockbusters and a Christopher Nolan epic, but I'm looking forward to these 6 movies that might not be on your watchlist yet

Big Screen Spotlight | From a Robert Pattinson rom-com to a black comedy from Park Chan-wook, these are the movies that should be on your radar in 2026

Total Film

Bones, brides and odysseys: The 20 most anticipated movies of 2026

Welcome to your moviegoing guide for 2026! Here are our picks for the unmissable movies coming to a cinema near you in the first half of the year.

Euronews

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'No Other Choice' Ending Explained: What Park Chan-wook Wants To Say About AI

Park Chan-wook and Lee Byung-hun break down 'No Other Choice’s bleak stance on AI.

Inverse

Look: Film Studio NEON Invites Fortune 500 CEOs to Watch Special Screening of 'No Other Choice'

Film studio NEON sent out an invitation to Fortune 500 CEOs to watch a special screening of Korean filmmaker Park Chan-Wook's movie 'No Other Choice.'

International Business Times UK

The best movies of 2025, ranked by AP film writers

The bean counters might say otherwise, but 2025 was a good year for movies

The Independent UK

10 best thriller movies of the past decade, ranked — and where to stream them now

The best thriller movies combined gripping narratives with compelling characters and engaging tensions. And these are the best efforts in the genre over the past decade. Stream these movies now.

Tom’s Guide

Oldboy director and Squid Game star's new black comedy thriller is now certified fresh with a perfect Rotten Tomatoes score

Park Chan-wook's No Other Choice is a hit with critics

Total Film

No Other Choice at LFF: this delirious social satire deserves Oscar buzz

4/5 This elegant black comedy from Park Chan-wook is a bitingly relevant portrait of pride and self-worth in our corporate hellscape

Evening Standard

Park Chan-wook's Murder Comedy To Open Asia's Biggest Film Festival

Celebrated director Park Chan-wook's star-studded murder comedy will open Asia's biggest film festival Wednesday, which launches its first fully fledged competition lineup as South Korea projects its soft power worldwide.

International Business Times

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Inverse

The Wildest Social Thriller Of The Year Is Nothing Short Of Spectacular

Park Chan-wook’s zany social thriller plays like a reverse 'Parasite' — and it's a hoot. Read our Venice Film Festival review of 'No Other Choice.'

The Guardian - UK

No Other Choice review – sensational state-of-the-nation satire from Park Chan-wook

An unemployed paper worker hatches a cunning plan to murder his way back into the job market in this continually surprising black comedy from the director of The Handmaiden and Oldboy

International Business Times

Julia Roberts Looks To 'Stir It Up' With Cancel Culture Film At Venice

Julia Roberts hopes to "stir it all up" for viewers of her new film about a university professor grappling with fraught US campus politics, as the Hollywood star made her debut at the Venice Film Festival on Friday.

International Business Times

Showtime For Venice Film Festival, With Monsters, Aliens, Clooney And Roberts

The Venice Film Festival kicks off on Wednesday with the return of Hollywood royalty to Italy's swanky movie showcase, where 21 films from around the globe will vie for the prestigious Golden Lion award.

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The Independent UK

12 películas del Festival de Cine de Venecia que generarán expectativa

El Festival de Cine de Venecia ofrece este año una abundancia de riquezas de autor. La 82ª edición cuenta con películas de Guillermo del Toro, Kathryn Bigelow, Park Chan-wook, Yorgos Lanthimos, Sofia Coppola, Jim Jarmusch, Gus Van Sant y Luca Guadagnino, por nombrar algunos. Incluso Charlie Kaufman tiene un cortometraje…

The Independent UK

12 movies premiering at the Venice Film Festival to get excited about

The Venice Film Festival is showcasing an impressive lineup this year

BANG Premier

Park Chan-wook expelled from The Writers Guild of America

Due to a writers’ strike breach, famed Old Boy director Park Chan-wook has been expelled from The Writers Guild of America.

Total Film

"Give him both": Legendary director thinks Robert Pattinson should win two Oscars for his dual performances in new sci-fi movie Mickey 17

Robert Pattinson should make Oscars history for Mickey 17, according to one iconic filmmaker

International Business Times

South Korean Blockbuster 'JSA' Strikes A Chord 25 Years On

Twenty-five years ago, director Park Chan-wook risked jail to make a movie about friendship between North and South Korean soldiers, striking box office gold and beginning his actors' ascent to global stardom.

The Guardian - UK

‘Scream-at-the-screen stupid’ – the TV letdowns of the year

From the silliest concept ever to killer thrillers so dull Villanelle would roll her eyes, there have been plenty of televisual duds in 2024. Here are the biggest turkeys

International Business Times

Netflix War Epic To Open Asia's Largest Film Festival

A Netflix period war drama produced by South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook will open Asia's largest film festival Wednesday, the first time a streaming title has kicked off the event.

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