What ‘Dead-End Job’ Knows About Korea
The agency that finds people jobs of horror is portrayed as the most honest part of life in the country
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‘The Housemaid’ Has Some Cleaning Up to Do
Sydney Sweeney’s new thriller returns to her soapy wheelhouse without scrubbing enough
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The Tragic Death of Lee Sun-kyun
Korean actor’s passing is disturbingly of a piece with the scenarios depicted in his most famous film, ‘Parasite’
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Is This the End of South Korean Film?
There’s a reason the festival retrospectives don’t contain much from the present day
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‘All of Us Are Dead’: a Quiet Korean Zombie Invasion
Explaining the lack of coverage of the latest South Korean hit
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South Korean Dramas: It’s Not Just Squid Game
Other notable shows from the world’s trendiest entertainment market
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‘Gone With the Wind’ and ‘Parasite’ are Both Good Movies
It’s OK to love the classics despite their flaws
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And The Oscar for 2019’s Best Telenovela Goes To…Parasite!
The return of Radical Chic
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A ‘Parasite’ for Sore Eyes
The Class-War Masterpiece from Bong Joon-ho
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How To Win Your 2020 Oscars Pool
Use betting odds and previous award winners instead of personal favorites
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Each Best Picture Nominee Rated By the Linearity of Its Narrative
Introducing ‘The Murph Scale’
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The Best Films of 2019
Our Critic Has Spoken
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