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Hopeless (화란, Kim Chang-hoon, 2023)

An alienated young man dreaming of an idyllic life in Holland has his illusions slowly crushed by the world around him in Kim Chang-hoon’s gritty drama.

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Dec 23, 2023 • Subscribe

The Childe (귀공자, Park Hoon-jung, 2023) [Fantasia 2023]

A boxer finds himself in a precarious position after travelling to Korea in search of the father who abandoned him in Park Hoon-jung’s bloody thriller.

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Aug 19, 2023 • Subscribe

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The Killer (더 킬러: 죽어도 되는 아이, Choi Jae-hoon, 2022) [Fantasia 2022]

A cynical hitman stumbles on a dark conspiracy when the teenager he’s supposed to be babysitting is kidnapped in Choi Jae-hoon’s retro action thriller.

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Aug 8, 2022 • Subscribe

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The Swordsman (검객, Choi Jae-hoon, 2020)

A master swordsman is dragged back into the world of courtly intrigue years after renouncing the code of violence when his daughter is taken by slavers in Choi’s…

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Mar 4, 2021 • Subscribe

Sinkhole (싱크홀, Kim Ji-hoon, 2021)

A new homeowner sees his investment in the future crumble beneath his feet in Kim Ji-hoon’s harrowing disaster dramedy

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Sep 2, 2021 • Subscribe

Tinker Ticker (들개, Kim Jung-hoon, 2013)

A jaded young man finds himself torn between continuing to fight the system and a total capitulation to it in Kim Jung-hoon’s explosive debut feature.

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Nov 26, 2023 • Subscribe

May 18 (화려한 휴가, Kim Ji-hoon, 2007)

Following the assassination of president Park Chung-hee in 1979, many assumed that democracy would return and that the society would be liberated from its authoritarian past. That did…

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Sep 4, 2024 • Subscribe

Mother Land (엄마의 땅: 그리샤와 숲의 주인, Park Jae-beom, 2022) [Fantasia 2023]

A little girl becomes the spiritual defender of her traditional culture in her quest to cure her mother’s mysterious illness in Park Jae-beom’s stop motion fairytale.

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Aug 16, 2023 • Subscribe

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FAQ (막걸리가 알려줄거야, Kim Da-min 2024) [Fantasia 2024]

The sad thing is that Dong-chun, the heroine of Kim Da-min’s charming if also searingly bleak exploration of a Korean education FAQ (막걸리가 알려줄거야), is full of questions…

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Aug 6, 2024 • Subscribe

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Our recommendations: Fantasia 2023

Any cinephile should watch these 5 Japanese movies at the Fantasia Film Festival.

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Jul 12, 2023 • Subscribe

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River (2023) review [Fantasia Film Fest 2023]

If you like low-key humour and some time-twisting fun, you should not miss Yamaguchi’s latest.    

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Aug 1, 2023 • Subscribe

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Mad Cats (Reiki Tsuno, 2023) [Fantasia 2023]

The captive felines of Japan are mad as hell and they aren’t going to take it anymore in Reiki Tsuno’s absurd action comedy.

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Aug 5, 2023 • Subscribe

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Mimang (미망, Kim Tae-yang, 2023)

A man and woman wander without direction in a confusing city in Kim Tae-yang’s meandering drama.

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Mar 14, 2024 • Subscribe

Cobweb (거미집, Kim Jee-woon, 2023)

An insecure filmmaker becomes entangled within the movie in his mind in Kim Jee-woon’s homage to golden age Korean cinema.

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Oct 10, 2023 • Subscribe

Ransomed (비공식작전, Kim Seong-hun, 2023)

A jaded diplomat finds himself caught between competing factions both at home and abroad while trying to rescue a kidnapped colleague in Kim Seong-hun’s action dramedy.

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The Witch: Part 2. The Other One (마녀 2, Park Hoon-jung, 2022) [Fantasia 2022]

A “perfect model” of transhumanism takes refuge in a remote farmhouse in Park’s sequel to The Witch: Part One. The subversion.

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Aug 7, 2022 • Subscribe

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Shin Kamer Rider (2023) review [Fantasia Fest 2023]

Anno delivers an action-hero experience that is both incredibly fun and emotionally touching.

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Jul 26, 2023 • Subscribe

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Kim Min-young of the Report Card (성적표의 김민영, Lee Jae-eun & Lim Ji-sun, 2021)

Former high school friends find themselves at odds over their contradictory life choices in Lee & Lim’s quirky dramedy

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Nov 20, 2021 • Subscribe

Deep Sea (深海, Tian Xiaopeng, 2023) [Fantasia 2023]

A young girl finds herself in a whimsical fantasy world of colour and light in TIan Xiaopeng’s stupendous animation.

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Aug 9, 2023 • Subscribe

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Insomniacs After School (2023) review [Fantasia Film Fest 2023]

Ikeda’s narrative contains all the right ingredients, but the final mixture is not able to give the narrative the emotional impact it looks for.

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Jul 29, 2023 • Subscribe

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Dance With Devils

Episodes: 12 Summary:  Join us for a musical delight about devils, danger, and love from the studio behind Princess Jellyfish. Ritsuka Tachibana goes from a normal life to…

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Apr 26, 2023 • Subscribe

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Iron Mask (만분의 일초, Kim Sung-hwan, 2023)

A young man seeking revenge sets his eyes on kendo glory in Kim Sung-hwan’s sporting drama.

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Dec 28, 2023 • Subscribe

The Moon (더 문, Kim Yong-hwa, 2023)

Geopolitical tensions are sparked when a Korean astronaut is marooned in space in Kim Yong-hwa’s futuristic science drama.

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Feb 23, 2024 • Subscribe

Extreme Festival (익스트림 페스티벌, Kim Hong-ki, 2023)

An events manager has her work cut out for her on agreeing to host a local festival on short notice in Kim Hong-ki’s provincial comedy.

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Sep 7, 2023 • Subscribe

Killing Romance (킬링 로맨스, Lee Won-suk, 2023) [Fantasia 2023]

A once famous actress sets out to reclaim her autonomy from an abusive, controlling, billionaire husband in Lee Won-suk’s hilariously off the wall comedy.

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Aug 7, 2023 • Subscribe

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12.12: The Day (서울의 봄, Kim Sung-soo, 2023)

A righteous general stands alone against an authoritarian insurrection in Kim Sung-soo’s intense exploration of the 1979 coup that brought Chun Doo-hwan to power.

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Jan 13, 2024 • Subscribe

It’s Okay! (괜찮아 괜찮아 괜찮아!, Kim Hye-young, 2023)

A cheerful young woman smiling her way through tragedy and loneliness ameliorates the lives of those around her in Kim Hye-young’s exuberant dramedy.

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Nov 19, 2024 • Subscribe

Project Silence (탈출: 프로젝트 사일런스, Kim Tae-gon, 2023)

“It’s a nation’s duty to protect its citizens wherever they are,” according to a more earnest politician, though Blue House security advisor Jung-won (Lee Sun-kyun) counters him that…

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Feb 28, 2025 • Subscribe

Fantasia International Film Festival Confirms Complete 2023 Programme

In Montreal July 20 to Aug. 9.

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Jul 7, 2023 • Subscribe

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Fantasia Confirms First Wave of Titles for 2023

Runs in Montreal July 20 to Aug. 9

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May 11, 2023 • Subscribe

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Fantasia Confirms Second Wave of Titles for 2023

In Montreal July 20 to Aug. 9

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Exhuma (파묘, Jang Jae-hyun, 2024)

The vengeful ghost of Japanese imperialism rises to take its revenge on its forgetful children in Jang Jae-hyun’s eerie supernatural horror.

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Apr 13, 2024 • Subscribe

Spiritwalker (유체이탈자, Yoon Jae-geun, 2021)

An amnesiac man in search of an identity investigates himself while hopping from one body to another in Yoon Jae-geun’s existential noir

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Apr 9, 2022 • Subscribe

Hunt (헌트, Lee Jung-jae, 2022)

Two men circle each other in search of an elusive double agent in Lee Jung-jae’s intensely paranoid political thriller.

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Nov 1, 2022 • Subscribe

The Wild (더 와일드: 야수들의 전쟁, Kim Bong-han, 2023)

A recently released former boxer finds himself embroiled in conspiracy in Kim Bong-han’s underworld thriller.

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Apr 28, 2024 • Subscribe

Noryang: Deadly Sea (노량: 죽음의 바다, Kim Han-min, 2023)

Third and final instalment in the historical trilogy revolving around legendary admiral, Yi Sun-sin.

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Jan 6, 2024 • Subscribe

As Long As We Both Shall Live (2023) review [Fantasia Fest 2023]

An over-the-top and highly powerful romance narrative.

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Aug 10, 2023 • Subscribe

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On the Line (보이스, Kim Gok & Kim Sun, 2021)

A former policeman gets back on the case when his wife is targeted by telephone scammers in Kim Gok & Kim Sun’s steely action thriller.

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Apr 19, 2022 • Subscribe

Golden Fantasia

detective fiction, 推理小説、games,

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Mar 20, 2021 • Subscribe

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Fantasia 2010

Tuesday, Fantasia announced the highlights of its programming and posted all the details on its website . The 14th edition of the Fant...

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Bleach, Naruto, King of Thorn, Metropolis, Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror

Series Review – Dance With Devils

Firstly my apologies to my readers. My health continues to be poor, and the most important thing for me is to keep my stress levels low by not…

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May 2, 2017 • Subscribe

Dance with Devils – Black Magic

Dance with Devils has moments of unintentional hilarious brilliance but it's own competency gets in its way.

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Mar 17, 2022 • Subscribe

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Humans, Devils, and Chainsaw Man

What is it that separates Chainsaw Man’s fiends and devils from its human characters? Figures on each side of this divide seek glory and happiness, mourn their loved…

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Nov 6, 2023 • Subscribe

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River (リバー、流れないでよ, Junta Yamaguchi, 2023) [Fantasia 2023]

The staff of a hotel along with its guests find themselves trapped in an infinite two minute loop in Junta Yamaguchi’s strangely poignant farce.

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Aug 12, 2023 • Subscribe

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Emergency Declaration (비상선언, Han Jae-rim, 2021)

Passengers on a plane find themselves with nowhere to land after a mad scientist releases a deadly virus in Han Jae-rim’s tense disaster thriller.

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Nov 23, 2022 • Subscribe

Scholars Kim Hanjae and Kim Jongik on sharing manhwa globally

2023 was the first year Otakon invited guests who create and study manhwa, and the two guests were eager to discuss the process of bringing awareness to manhwa…

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Dec 15, 2023 • Subscribe

Brave Citizen (용감한 시민, Park Jin-pyo, 2023) [Fantasia 2024]

A former boxer turned schoolteacher rediscovers the strength to fight back when faced with unchallenged bullies in Park Jin-pyo’s cathartic dramedy.

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Aug 16, 2024 • Subscribe

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Halmoni (Daniel Kim, 2017)

Documentarian Daniel Kim explores his family’s relationship to landscape and culture as Korean farmers in Argentina.

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Aug 4, 2022 • Subscribe

Insomniacs After School (君は放課後インソムニア, Chihiro Ikeda, 2023) [Fantasia 2023]

Two teens begin to overcome their fears and anxieties after bonding over their shared insomnia in Chihiro Ikeda’s adaptation of the Makoto Ojiro manga.

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Jul 26, 2023 • Subscribe

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