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Park Chan Wook
overnights
Apr. 28, 2024
The Sympathizer
Recap: In Cold Blood
The last of the Park Chan-wook–directed episodes ends in murder like all good Park Chan-wook works.
By
Terry Nguyen
overnights
Apr. 21, 2024
The Sympathizer
Recap: American Nightmare
In case we forgot, America was (even more) racist in the 1970s.
By
Terry Nguyen
overnights
Apr. 14, 2024
The Sympathizer
Series-Premiere Recap: Runaway
Get ready to pause, rewind, and replay in Park Chan-wook’s series about Vietnam War–era spy games.
By
Terry Nguyen
tv review
Apr. 14, 2024
Grad School Was Never This Fun
Park Chan-wook’s HBO adaptation of
The Sympathizer
is a captivating senior seminar on postcolonial theory.
By
Kathryn VanArendonk
trailer mix
Mar. 28, 2024
The Sympathizer
’s Playing Both Sides
Who can you trust? Who do you know? Who even are these people?
By
Jason P. Frank
hammer time
Aug. 17, 2023
All 11 Park Chan-wook Movies, Ranked
With his revenge masterpiece,
Oldboy,
returning to theaters, we’re ranking the director’s films.
By
A.A. Dowd
a long talk
Dec. 13, 2022
Park Chan-wook Leaves You Hanging
His latest film,
Decision to Leave
, may be romantic, but that doesn’t mean the director is done with extreme violence.
By
Alison Willmore
movie review
Oct. 22, 2022
In
Decision to Leave
, Park Chan-wook Pulls Back
Maybe a little too much.
By
Bilge Ebiri
trailer mix
Sept. 15, 2022
Decision to Leave
Trailer: Park Chan-wook’s in His Romance Era
The Handmaiden
hive, rise!
By
Zoe Guy
cannes 2022
May 24, 2022
Park Chan-wook’s Latest Is Serving Hitchcock Vibes
Decision to Leave
is a classical, restrained effort from the guy who gave us the squid scene in
Oldboy.
By
Nate Jones
cannes 2022
Apr. 14, 2022
Cannes 2022 Is Auteur Central (Even Without David Lynch)
With new films by Claire Denis, Park Chan-wook, David Cronenberg, and George Miller among the lineup.
By
Justin Curto
casting couch
July 15, 2021
Robert Downey Jr. to Pivot From Hero to Villain in HBO
The Sympathizer
Series
His first major role since
Avengers: Endgame
is also his first full TV series.
By
Justin Curto
adaptations
Apr. 6, 2021
Park Chan-wook to Direct TV Adaptation of
The Sympathizer
From the novel by Viet Thanh Nguyen.
By
Charu Sinha
vulture lists
Feb. 10, 2020
15 Great Movies to Get You Started With South Korean Horror
From
Whispering Corridors
to
The Wailing
.
By
Jordan Crucchiola
a long talk
Oct. 23, 2019
The Face of Korean Cinema Is Anxious, Afraid, and Full of Metaphors
Song Kang-ho on
Parasite
and the exquisite, existential pain of acting.
By
E. Alex Jung
overnights
Nov. 19, 2018
The Little Drummer Girl
Premiere Recap: A Star Is Born
The John le Carré adaptation kicks off as a spymaster recruits an unwitting heroine in his dramatic plot to take down a terrorist.
By
Scott Meslow
overnights
Nov. 19, 2018
The Little Drummer Girl
Recap: Two Prisoners
Salim and Charlie’s respective imprisonments invite us to interrogate the similarities and differences of their situations.
By
Scott Meslow
tv review
Nov. 19, 2018
The Little Drummer Girl
Is Dazzling, But Bloodless
Park Chan-wook’s adaptation of the John le Carré spy novel is a lavishly produced, intelligent, tasteful mixed bag.
By
Matt Zoller Seitz
vulture lists
Aug. 7, 2017
Vulture Asks: What Are the Best Revenge Movies?
Perfect for former — and soon-to-be-former — members of the Trump administration.
By
Vulture Editors
movies
Dec. 7, 2016
How Do You Direct a Sex Scene? 10 Directors Tell Their Secrets
With wild tales from
Bridesmaids
,
Showgirls
,
American Psycho
, and more.
By
Kyle Buchanan
movie review
Oct. 28, 2016
Park Chan-wook’s
The Handmaiden
Is the Year’s Most Twisted Romance
The surface is classical, but the perversity bubbles up from beneath.
By
David Edelstein
trailer mix
July 30, 2016
Cannes Sensation
The Handmaiden
Has a Trailer
In theaters October 19!
By
Devon Ivie
cannes 2016
May 15, 2016
The Korean Gothic Lesbian Revenge Thriller That’s Captivated Cannes
It’s from
Oldboy
director Park Chan-Wook, and, yes, as is his trademark, somebody loses a body part.
By
Jada Yuan
side by side
Nov. 27, 2013
The Differences Between Spike Lee’s
Oldboy
and the Original
Oldboy
Less octopus, for one.
By
Alex Suskind
primer
Mar. 1, 2013
Director Park Chan-wook: Six Movies to Watch
The following works are required viewing.
By
Nick Schager
movie review
Feb. 28, 2013
Edelstein on
Stoker
: No Sympathy for This Lady Vengeance
The first English-language film from
Oldboy
director Park Chan-wook.
By
David Edelstein
vulture picture palace
July 31, 2009
Park Chan-wook Recounts a Worse-Than-Usual Day at the Morgue
It’s as if Jean-Paul Sartre and Rod Serling got together and hijacked a Roland Emmerich film.
By
Bilge Ebiri