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Park Chan-wook Gets the Picture He Wants April 11, 2024
Last spring, I was in a white van rumbling down a road about fifty miles east of Bangkok, passing dusty awnings that hung over shops hawking cell phones and sneakers, when, abruptly, the vehicle stopped. The road was barricaded; the barricades were m...
'Oldboy' Keeps Feeling Younger September 01, 2023
Like eating a live octopus that wriggles and wraps its tentacles around your face as you chew, viewing Park Chan-Wook’s Oldboy is an uncomfortable delicacy. This August, the visceral tale of revenge has been rereleased to American audiences, making o...
