Work from both artists will be on display through Nov. 27.
South Korea
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War of the Arrows
So consider it high praise that “War of the Arrows” offers an experience decidedly different. While far from the first arrow-based film, this South Korean effort is arguably the classiest and most exciting in memory. Set in the early 17th century, “War” deals with the Manchu empire at large, and the bonds of a family […]
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The Last Godfather
If this were a bid at crossover stardom à la Jackie Chan, he’s failed miserably. Heck, if this were intended to be a comedy, he’s failed miserably. The flimsy plot has Harvey Keitel — why, Harvey, why? — as a Mafia leader planning on retirement. While his many underlings want the job, he’s going to […]
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Poetry
It’s ironic that “Poetry” would open with the image of a dead body floating near the film’s superimposed title, but the best of world cinema subverts viewers’ expectations. Director Lee Chang-dong (“Secret Sunshine”) does that through the entirety of this Cannes-blessed work from South Korea, even before it begins: Doesn’t a drama about a woman […]
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The Housemaid
Case in point: “The Housemaid.” A remake of the 1960 film of the same name, it peeks into the household of a family so corrupt, so evil that … well, it will remind you that we’re all the same, no matter the hemisphere. Entering the Goh mansion as the new, second maid is Eun-yi (Jeon […]
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Chawz
When you’re a parody — and this essentially is — you can have too much of a good thing. At some point, you just wear an audience out and risk having a pin poked at yourself. That comes way early, unfortunately, to the point where its title is all it has going for it. To […]