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21 years after its release, Oldboy director is working on an English language TV remake of the cult classic

Oldboy is getting remade… again

Total Film

New Robert Downey Jr. spy comedy series from Oldboy director is called "brilliant, unsettling, and entertaining" in first reviews, landing a great Rotten Tomatoes score

Park Chan-wook's The Sympathizer is a hit

Total Film

You'll feel for "The Sympathizer"

This adaptation of Viet Thanh Nguyen’s 2016 Pulitzer Prize novel persuades us to embrace its beautiful confusion

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New trailer for A24 spy comedy from Oldboy director features more of Robert Downey Jr.'s eccentric villain characters

Things are about to get...funky

Total Film

Robert Downey Jr. plays multiple villains in new trailer for A24 comedy-drama from Oldboy director

The Sympathizer is set to hit Max on April 14

Total Film

HBO announces premiere date and reveals trailer for The Sympathizer

HBO's The Sympathizer, based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, gets a new trailer and premiere date, offering a thrilling spy thriller and satire set in...

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TV tonight: loads of fun with the supercharged Gladiators reboot

Viewers, ready? It’s the return of the brilliant 90s challenge show. Plus: Big Zuu’s fantastic foodie tour continues. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

Netflix Just Quietly Added an Iconic Thriller With an Extremely Influential Fight Scene

Park Chan-Wook's revenge masterpiece is now streaming, and it looks better than ever.

Inverse

Make-up in cinema: the story behind an Instagram hit

Behind the scenes of @makeupincinema: the founder of the hit Instagram account speaks to Wallpaper* about Almodóvar’s close-ups, arthouse screengrabs and more

Wallpaper

20 Years Ago, a Twisted Revenge Thriller Exposed a Painful Truth About Human Psychology

Inverse

These Korean Action Movies Will Keep You on the Edge of Your Seat

From intense revenge stories to badass women warriors.

Marie Claire

20 Years Ago, the Best Revenge Thriller of the Century Unleashed a Major Rival to Hollywood

South Korean movies like 'Parasite' and 'Train to Busan' owe their tremendous success in the west to a shocking trailblazer.

Inverse

9 best movies with a twist to watch on Netflix, Amazon and more

If you want to stream movies with a twist, check out The Sixth Sense, Memento and Arrival

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Inverse

Oldboy Turns 20: Revisiting the Hallway Fight, the Meaning of Vengeance, and That Spike Lee Remake

Oldboy director Park Chan-wook reflects on his iconic movie ahead of its 20th-anniversary theatrical remaster.

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: Bridget Christie’s fantastic comedy about the menopause

After turning 50, Linda (played by Christie) gets on her bike to find herself. Plus: David Tennant stars in There She Goes. Here’s what to watch tonight

WhatToWatch

The Sympathizer: next episode, trailer, cast and everything we know

Based on a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Sympathizer is a new limited series from Park Chan-wook and Robert Downey Jr. Here’s what you need to know.

Inverse

A Hitchcock Classic is Getting a Remake — But Park Chan-Wook Already Did It Better

Robert Downey Jr. is producing and in talks to star in a remake of Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo — for better or for worse.

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Los Angeles Times

Why 'Tár' deserves several Oscars, including best picture

LOS ANGELES — Final voting for the Oscars is now underway; the results will be unveiled on March 12. Not being a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences (an ideal arrangement for all involved), I don't get a ballot, though if I did, here's how I…

The Guardian - UK

The Guide #72: How Sam Smith became one of pop’s most boundary-pushing stars

In this week’s newsletter: With their camp, raunchy new video, the singer has firmly traded sensible and sombre ballads for unapologetic, unbothered queerness

The Guardian - UK

Envelopes, please! Our film critics reveal their personal Oscars shortlists

Ahead of the official Academy nominations on Tuesday, Observer critics and film writers pick their standout movies, performances, directors and more

The Independent UK

Robert Downey Jr ‘remembers every single crew member and background actor’, says director Park Chan-wook

Director and actor have united for HBO’s adaptation of ‘The Sympathiser’

Bangkok Post

Ranked: 12 best Asian films of 2022, with trailers

Tom Cruise and James Cameron may be vying for global box office dominance this year, but there has been no shortage of films emerging from Asia to delight, inspire and provoke audiences around the world.

Los Angeles Times

Oscars 2023: Actor power rankings

Awards season greetings! What you have here is the Gold Standard's first batch of acting power rankings where, yes, this week, it's a man's man's man's world. (We'll get to the women next week.) These are the performances that people are talking about, counting down toward the ones that are…

Los Angeles Times

Why Park Chan-wook crafted 'Decision to Leave' so love is more mysterious than murder

A detective falls for a beautiful murder suspect. But that's just the beginning of the experience of "Decision to Leave." In the hands of South Korean master Park Chan-wook ("Oldboy," "The Handmaiden"), that familiar noir premise is just the outermost layer of a cinematic onion — a sweet one nevertheless…

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