Weekly Premiere: Recent Episodes

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Arirang Radio's one and only movie talk show, Cine Factory's Thursday segment 'Weekly Premiere'. A Film Critic Molly Kim, and a movie producer Jonathan Kim handpick two upcoming movies every week and share in-depth analysis about them. From the latest updates about new releases and the stars in them to the prediction of box-office scores, you have them all!

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  1. In Our Prime(이상한 나라의 수학자): Actor Choi Min-sik, who is returning to the big screen three years after "Forbidden Dream," described his upcoming film "In Our Prime" as poignant, heartfelt and much like "Good Will Hunting."

  2. Blacklight(블랙라이트): Blacklight is a 2022 American action film directed and co-written by Mark Williams. The film stars Liam Neeson as an FBI operative.

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  1. Juvenile Justice(소년 심판): Juvenile Justice is a 2022 South Korean streaming television series.  Directed by Hong Jong-chan, it stars Kim Hye-soo, Kim Mu-yeol and Lee Sung-min.

  2. The Batman(더 배트맨): The Batman is a 2022 American superhero film based on the DC Comics character Batman.  It is a reboot of the Batman film franchise. The film was directed by Matt Reeves

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  1. Serve the People(인민을 위해 복무하라): 'Serve the People' is a 2022 South Korean romantic drama film, written and directed by Jang Cheol-soo

  2. Pig(피그): 'Pig' is a 2021 American drama film written and directed by Michael Sarnoski

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  1. Licorice Pizza(리코리쉬 피자): Licorice Pizza is a 2021 American coming-of-age comedy-drama film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson.

2 . Uncharted(언차티드): Uncharted is a 2022 action-adventure film directed by Ruben Fleischer from a screenplay by Rafe Lee Judkins

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  1. Death on the Nile(나일강의 죽음): You could call this film a copycat crime, since an adaptation of “Death on the Nile” was also what followed the 1974 film of “Express.”

  2. All of Us Are Dead(지금 우리 학교는): All of Us Are Dead is a clever and effective zombie survival story.

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  • Weekly Premiere Jonathan Farewell Special: movies that he produced and distributed

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  1. Kingmaker(킹메이커): Seol Kyung Ku’s triumphant return

  2. The Pirates : The Last Royal Treasure(해적: 도깨비 깃발): A sloppy sequel that the fans would feel sorry for

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A Film Critic Molly Kim, and a movie producer Jonathan Kim handpick two upcoming movies every week and share in-depth analysis about them.

  1. Another Round(어나더 라운드): A deeper, more profound, and classier version of Hangover.

  2. Sewing Sisters(미싱타는 여자들): A heartbreaking reportage of the 1970s’ Korean history

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A Film Critic Molly Kim, and a movie producer Jonathan Kim handpick two upcoming movies every week and share in-depth analysis about them.

  1. Special Delivery(특송): A sloppy thriller with a sloppy concept

  2. House of Gucci(하우스 오브 구찌): The Return of Maestro: Hooray to Ridley Scott

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A Film Critic Molly Kim, and a movie producer Jonathan Kim handpick two upcoming movies every week and share in-depth analysis about them.

  1. The Policeman's Lineage(경관의 피): Soggy thriller that lacks a serious amount of tension

  2. Sing 2(씽2게더): A charming and enjoyable follow up to the 2016 "Sing" and in many ways is the rare sequel that surpasses the original

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A Film Critic Molly Kim, and a movie producer Jonathan Kim handpick two upcoming movies every week and share in-depth analysis about them.

  1. Happy New Year(해피 뉴 이어): Too big dinner that doesn’t please anyone

  2. Best Movies 2021 by Critics

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A Film Critic Molly Kim, and a movie producer Jonathan Kim handpick two upcoming movies every week and share in-depth analysis about them.

1.The Matrix Resurrections(매트릭스: 리저렉션): one of the most distinctive cinematic blockbuster experiences seen on screen

  1. The King's Man(킹스맨: 퍼스트 에이전트): the ferocious spirit of the franchise returns

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A Film Critic Molly Kim, and a movie producer Jonathan Kim handpick two upcoming movies every week and share in-depth analysis about them.

  1. Unframed (언프레임드): A great tapestry with great minds and talents

  2. The Unforgivable (언포기버블): Breathtaking performance by Sandra Bullock

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A Film Critic Molly Kim, and a movie producer Jonathan Kim handpick two upcoming movies every week and share in-depth analysis about them.

  1. Don't Look Up (돈 룩 업): A brilliant comedy we haven’t seen for a while

  2. Sisyphus's vacation (소설가 구보의 하루): A mediocre drama film with mediocre characters

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  1. Last Night in Soho (라스트나잇 인 소호) : immensely pleasurable, watch it and watch it again

2: Ghostbusters: Afterlife (고스트버스터즈 라이즈) : Doesn’t tarnish but encourage full of love for the originals

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  1. Nothing Serious(연애 빠진 로맨스): a brilliant romantic comedy full with wits and humor

  2. The Town of Balloon Flowers(싸나희 순정): The heart-warming country tale that would turn everybody into a poet

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  1. Perhaps Love(장르만 로맨스): A very well made romantic comedy delivered by some of the most talented actors of Korea

  2. The French Dispatch(프렌치 디스패치): An impressive four part parodical romp that can, and does at times, morph into miniatures 

and cartoon illustration

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  1. 1984 CHOI Dong-won(1984 최동원): A well executed human dramamentary

2: The sun stands still(태양은 움직이지 않는다): a sloppy drama with a sloppy cause

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1: Eternals (이터널스): It lacks is any credible sense of what's actually worth seeing

2: The United States vs. Billie Holiday (빌리 홀리데이): When great music meets great performance

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1: Halloween Kills (할로윈 킬즈): If John Carpenter hadn’t gotten rich off this series, he’d probably be pretty bummed this time.

2: The Asian Girl (당신은 믿지 않겠지만): Another masterpiece by Ishii Youya

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  1. Dune(듄): One of the greatest sci-fi epos ever delivered on the silver screen.

  2. In Front of Your Face(당신얼굴 앞에서): The Return of the Queen of Korean Cinema

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  1. Blue Bayou(푸른 호수): Vivid portrayal of the unjust legal issue of adoptees

  2. Jolt(졸트): Kate Beckinsale’s furious action is surprisingly entertaining

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Special interview with Cho Sung Hee, the director of Netlix hit film, Space Sweepers in Busan International Film Festival Open Studio

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Special interview with the multiple winners of this year Move to Heaven's director Kim Sung Ho in Busan International Film Festival Open Studio

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  1. Lost in London(로스트 인 런던): One of the most innovative attempts of showing a movie

  2. 007 No Time To Die(007 노 타임 투 다이): Very much anticipated bond segment that is worth the wait

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  1. Candyman(캔디맨) : urban legend becomes a masterpiece

  2. Squid Game(오징어 게임) : another K-Drama that will sweep the globe

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  1. On the Line(보이스): A thriller that has no thrill

  2. Malignant(말리그넌트): James Wan’s Masterpiece until this point

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  1. Good Person (좋은 사람): A well written, superbly acted coming of age film for adults

  2. Gunpowder Milkshake (건파우더 밀크 쉐이크): We have been waiting for this lady action flick for so long

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  1. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (샹치와 텐 링즈의 전설): One of the Hidden Gems of Marvel Films and Its Members; Much Hooray to Tony Leung

  2. The Rains Comes Soon (습도 다소 높음): Another Brilliant Comedy by Ko Bong Soo; A Worth of Wait

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  1. GUIMOON: The Lightless Door(귀문): the Return of the Repressed, with Whole lot of Conventions

  2. Reminiscence(레미니센스): A Very Creative Sci-Fi Spiced up with a Little Romance

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1. Hostage: Missing Celebrity(인질): A very successful thriller that came to us so long time after

  1. OLD(올드): A weird maybe crappy but so much fun horror movie we cant afford to miss.

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  1. Sinkhole(싱크홀): a disastrous disaster-movie

  2. Free Guy(프리가이): a brilliant satire about the world that we might live in

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  1. The Suicide Squad(더 수어사이드 스쿼드): The Flashly Come Back that Everyone Loves

  2. Midsummer Madness(생각의 여름 ): A Small but Wise film for all of us

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  1. Escape from Mogadishu (모가디슈): A Masterpiece by Ryu Seung-wan truly worth the wait  

  2. The Cursed: Dead Man’s Prey (방법: 재차의): A depressing comeback from  the drama version

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  1. The Oxford Murders(옥스포드 살인사건): a thriller that has no thrill

a 2008 British-Spanish drama film directed by Álex de la Iglesia. This thriller film is adapted from the novel of the same name by Argentine mathematician and writer Guillermo Martínez

  1. The Ice Road(아이스 로드): Liam’s never ending action medley

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  1. The Medium (랑종): the return of repressed, a masterpiece by two masters of asian horror 

  2. Ora, Ora Be Goin′ Alone (나는 나대로 혼자서 간다): A humorous dive into the life of an old lady.

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  1. The Trip to Greece (트립 투 그리스): the food lover's joy ride 

  2. From the vine(와인 패밀리): a retiree's fantasy drama that lacks excitement.

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  1. Black widow(블랙 위도우): A well deserved franchise of its own 

  2. Everglow(빛나는 순간): The sensational love story with masterful performance

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What makes a mother give away her baby? This is the big question in Sun Hee Engelstoft’s poignant heartbreaker of a film about three Korean women who have become pregnant outside of marriage and are now hiding from the outside world until they give birth. They live in a shelter for unwed mothers on a South Korean island, where beautiful landscapes are in sharp contrast to the fierce dilemma that women go through: should they keep their children or give them up for adoption? Engelstoft has been given unique access to this particular shelter run by the strong-willed Mrs. Im, who fights for the girls’ independence but is up against a social structure and family tradition that leaves women in an impossible situation. Engelstoft’s sensitive portrait brings us close to a forbidden world and through her own experience as a Korean adoptee, she gives a deeply personal and extraordinary insight into a culture in which women can’t choose their own fate.

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  1. Hard Hit (발신제한): a car chasing genre meets Korean Sinpa

  2. Hitman’s wife’s bodyguard (킬러의 보디가드): a disappointing comeback, but still lovely couple

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  1. Wrath of Man: Guy Ritchie's not so impressive come back

  2. Ash Is Purest White: A true masterpiece delivered by Jia Zhanke 

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  1. The Professor and The Madman:  A mediocre drama about two men making a contribution to human civilization

  2. Riders of Justice : A well constructed action drama with the great twist

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  1. Pipeline (Yoo Ha starring Seo In Gook): A passble comeback by the creater of Mean Street

  2. Cruella (Craig Gillespie starring Emma Stone): A Disney's masterpiece since the pandemic

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  1. Introduction (Hong Sang Soo, starring Shin Seok Ho) : Hong Sang Soo's overstated come back

  2. Voyagers (Neil Burger starring Colin Farrel): A sci-fi drama with an unexpected twist

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  1. In the name of the Son (Lee Jeong Gook, starring An Seong Ki): A revenge drama constructed around Kwang Ju Democratic Movement 

  2. Becoming Astrid (Pernille Fischer Christensen starring Alba August): The Birth of the world's greatest fairytale. 

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  1. Fire Woman: A masterpiece by the greatest genre filmmaker in Korea, Kim Ki Young (Director Kim Ki Young, starring Yoon Yeo Jeong)

  2. Those Who Wish Me Dead: A Thriller combined with disaster movie (Director Talyor Sheridan, starring Angelina Jolie)