korean cinema. BIFF

BUSAN, South Korea -- When I tell people that I’m a film critic, the question I’m most often asked is “What are some good Korean films I should see?”  More often than not, people tend to end up at a DVD-room without a clue as to what Korean film to partake in other than “Old Boy,” which I think almost everyone has seen more than once.  

Usually there are a plethora of choices on hand, from raunchy comedies, to inanely twisted tales of horror, to overtly manipulative melodramas, to downright silly action films that take themselves way too seriously.