#Pop Culture Imports: ‘#Alive,’ ‘Bacurau,’ ‘Cuties,’ and More

#Pop Culture Imports: ‘#Alive,’ ‘Bacurau,’ ‘Cuties,’ and More

“#Pop Culture Imports: ‘#Alive,’ ‘Bacurau,’ ‘Cuties,’ and More” (Welcome to Pop Culture Imports, a column that compiles the best foreign movies and TV streaming right now.) In this week’s Pop Culture Imports, we have quite a collection of international movies, from the critically acclaimed to the wildly controversial. The latter of which was a controversy that…

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#‘Memories of Murder’ Re-Release Trailer Brings Back a Bong Joon-Ho Classic

#‘Memories of Murder’ Re-Release Trailer Brings Back a Bong Joon-Ho Classic

“#‘Memories of Murder’ Re-Release Trailer Brings Back a Bong Joon-Ho Classic” Bong Joon-Ho‘s 2003 film Memories of Murder is getting a high-profile re-release from Neon, the company that distributed his award-winning Parasite. The mystery-thriller has been digitally remastered and will head to theaters for two nights in October. After that, the film is set to head to…

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#‘Shoplifters’ Director Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Next Film is a Korean Drama Starring ‘The Host’ Co-Stars Song Kang-ho and Bae Doona

#‘Shoplifters’ Director Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Next Film is a Korean Drama Starring ‘The Host’ Co-Stars Song Kang-ho and Bae Doona

“#‘Shoplifters’ Director Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Next Film is a Korean Drama Starring ‘The Host’ Co-Stars Song Kang-ho and Bae Doona” Hirokazu Kore-eda has been diligently crafting award-winning fare in Japan for nearly 30 years, culminating with his recent heart-wrenching Palme d’Or winner Shoplifters. Lately, he’s begun to test the waters with international productions, first making the French…

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#‘Peninsula’ Review: The Apocalyptic ‘Train to Busan’ Follow-Up Goes Off the Rails

#‘Peninsula’ Review: The Apocalyptic ‘Train to Busan’ Follow-Up Goes Off the Rails

“#‘Peninsula’ Review: The Apocalyptic ‘Train to Busan’ Follow-Up Goes Off the Rails” From the offset, Peninsula director Yeon Sang-ho insisted that the follow-up to his 2016 zombie sensation Train to Busan was not a sequel. After all, how could you replicate the claustrophobic thriller that was Train to Busan — a miracle concoction of emotionally-driven,…

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#‘Peninsula’ Director is Already Working on the Next (Animated) ‘Train to Busan’ Sequel

#‘Peninsula’ Director is Already Working on the Next (Animated) ‘Train to Busan’ Sequel

“#‘Peninsula’ Director is Already Working on the Next (Animated) ‘Train to Busan’ Sequel” In 2016, animator Yeon Sang-ho‘s live-action directorial debut Train to Busan became a global sensation, with critics hailing the taut zombie thriller as one of the best horror movies of the decade. But Yeon never forgot his animation roots, directing an animated prequel…

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#Pop Culture Imports: ‘Let the Sunshine In,’ ‘Inuyasha,’ ‘Priceless,’ and More

#Pop Culture Imports: ‘Let the Sunshine In,’ ‘Inuyasha,’ ‘Priceless,’ and More

“#Pop Culture Imports: ‘Let the Sunshine In,’ ‘Inuyasha,’ ‘Priceless,’ and More” (Welcome to Pop Culture Imports, a column that compiles the best foreign movies and TV streaming right now.) Love, or heartbreak, is in the air, depending on what foreign-language film or show you’re watching from this week’s Pop Culture Imports column. Is there a reason…

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#Cool Stuff: Criterion Collection Announces Federico Fellini 15-Disc Box Set Packed with Special Features

#Cool Stuff: Criterion Collection Announces Federico Fellini 15-Disc Box Set Packed with Special Features

“#Cool Stuff: Criterion Collection Announces Federico Fellini 15-Disc Box Set Packed with Special Features” Federico Fellini is one of the greatest Italian filmmakers of all time. This year marks the late director’s 100th birthday, and in honor of his contribution to cinema, Criterion Collection has announced a 15-disc box set packed with 14 of his…

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