Chawz

The other white meat is pissed in this weak monster-movie tribute.

Horror
Rod Lott
South Korea just doesn't know when to quit with "Chawz," a comedy/horror hybrid that clocks in at more than two hours in length.

Thursday, May 19, 2011

The Housemaid

South Korea’s probing look at one horrifyingly corrupt family

Drama
Rod Lott
Here’s how to tell the two Koreas apart: North Korea’s the one run by the crazy-scary guy; South Korea’s the sane one that just makes movies about crazy-scary guys. And girls.

Friday, June 10, 2011

Poetry

South Korea’s award-winning ‘Poetry’ contains a lead performance so powerful, it transcends any boundaries of language.

Drama
Rod Lott
Poetry
5:30 and 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday
Oklahoma City Museum of Art
415 Couch
okcmoa.com, 236-3100
$8

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

The Last Godfather

Fuggedaboutit. No, really: Fuggedaboutit.

Comedy
Rod Lott
According to the IMDb, Hyung-rae Shim is one of South Korea's most beloved comedians. After seeing "The Last Godfather," for which he serves as the writer/director/star, we'll agree to disagree.

Monday, August 8, 2011

War of the Arrows

This South Korean epic is on-target.

Action
Rod Lott
Just in the past 15 years, I’ve seen literally hundreds of martial-arts movies, a genre that — especially in its 1970s heyday — thrived on abiding to a mindless, predictable template. As a result, many are indistinguishable from one another.

Monday, February 20, 2012