K-Botak: K-Drama and Korean Movies

Reviewing two great films this week, around the theme of “phone calls you wish you never received.”

2020’s The Call is an atmospheric slasher with a thunderous performance by the amazing Jeon Jeong-seo, and 2021’s box office smash Hard Hit finds Jo Woo-jin putting in a fantastic turn as a banker with a bomb under his carseat.

The K-botak Podcast is a short podcast published twice a week, where I review Korean films and television series or K-dramas. There is an episode about a film or films every Monday, and about a TV series every Thursday - either with a dedicated full season review or the K-drama catch-up where I review partially watched or ongoing series.

Join the conversation on Twitter, be part of the K-botak community and discuss your favourite shows, movies, actors and more.

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The K-botak Podcast is a podcast where I review Korean films and television series or K-dramas.

Join the conversation on Twitter, be part of the K-botak community and discuss your favourite shows, movies, actors and more.

Follow K-botak on Buzzsprout and catch the show on Spotify, Apple, Google and most places you get podcasts.

The K-botak Podcast is a podcast where I review Korean films and television series or K-dramas.

Join the conversation on Twitter, be part of the K-botak community and discuss your favourite shows, movies, actors and more.

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This Thai-Korean collab is 2021’s best film, at least in my opinion. This is my review of this atmospheric, brilliantly written and highly scary folklore horror piece. 

The K-botak Podcast is a short podcast published twice a week, where I review Korean films and television series or K-dramas. There is an episode about a film or films every Monday, and about a TV series every Thursday - either with a dedicated full season review or the K-drama catch-up where I review partially watched or ongoing series.

Join the conversation on Twitter, be part of the K-botak community and discuss your favourite shows, movies, actors and more.

Follow K-botak on Buzzsprout and catch the show on Spotify, Apple, Google and most places you get podcasts.  

The K-botak Podcast is a podcast where I review Korean films and television series or K-dramas.

Join the conversation on Twitter, be part of the K-botak community and discuss your favourite shows, movies, actors and more.

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The Silent Sea is a recent sci fi drama on Netflix featuring Gong Yoo, Doona Bae and Lee Joon.

 The K-botak Podcast is a short podcast published twice a week, where I review Korean films and television series or K-dramas. There is an episode about a film or films every Monday, and about a TV series every Thursday - either with a dedicated full season review or the K-drama catch-up where I review partially watched or ongoing series.

Join the conversation on Twitter, be part of the K-botak community and discuss your favourite shows, movies, actors and more.

Follow K-botak on Buzzsprout and catch the show on Spotify, Apple, Google and most places you get podcasts.   

The K-botak Podcast is a podcast where I review Korean films and television series or K-dramas.

Join the conversation on Twitter, be part of the K-botak community and discuss your favourite shows, movies, actors and more.

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This week I take a deep dive into the themes, production and presentation of 2009’s Thirst, a film that uses European vampire folklore for a uniquely South Korean cinema interrogation of morality and the descent of a man.

The K-botak Podcast is a short podcast published twice a week, where I review Korean films and television series or K-dramas. There is an episode about a film or films every Monday, and about a TV series every Thursday - either with a dedicated full season review or the K-drama catch-up where I review partially watched or ongoing series.

Join the conversation on Twitter, be part of the K-botak community and discuss your favourite shows, movies, actors and more.

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The K-botak Podcast is a podcast where I review Korean films and television series or K-dramas.

Join the conversation on Twitter, be part of the K-botak community and discuss your favourite shows, movies, actors and more.

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Have you seen Bulgasal: Immortal Souls? It is a dark fantasy drama on TVN and Netflix that has captured a lot of viewers'  imaginations, and I just had to record an episode purely about its incredible opening brace of episodes. As the show continues I will continue to give it coverage. Check out this review and introduction to see if you would like to watch along!

The K-botak Podcast is a short podcast published twice a week, where I review Korean films and television series or K-dramas. There is an episode about a film or films every Monday, and about a TV series every Thursday - either with a dedicated full season review or the K-drama catch-up where I review partially watched or ongoing series.

Join the conversation on Twitter, be part of the K-botak community and discuss your favourite shows, movies, actors and more.

Follow K-botak on Buzzsprout and catch the show on Spotify, Apple, Google and most places you get podcasts.  

The K-botak Podcast is a podcast where I review Korean films and television series or K-dramas.

Join the conversation on Twitter, be part of the K-botak community and discuss your favourite shows, movies, actors and more.

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To kick off the year, here is a list of the films and dramas I am most looking forward to from South Korea in 2022! Let me know what yours are so I can watch-list them!

 The K-botak Podcast is a short podcast published twice a week, where I review Korean films and television series or K-dramas. There is an episode about a film or films every Monday, and about a TV series every Thursday - either with a dedicated full season review or the K-drama catch-up where I review partially watched or ongoing series.

Join the conversation on Twitter, be part of the K-botak community and discuss your favourite shows, movies, actors and more.

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The K-botak Podcast is a podcast where I review Korean films and television series or K-dramas.

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You really should watch Move to Heaven.

A life-affirming hug in TV form, a message about the preciousness of every life, a meditation on processing grief and a top tier weepy of a show.

Also one of the most well presented, sensitive depictions of autism I've seen. Here is my review.

The K-botak Podcast is a short podcast published twice a week, where I review Korean films and television series or K-dramas. There is an episode about a film or films every Monday, and about a TV series every Thursday - either with a dedicated full season review or the K-drama catch-up where I review partially watched or ongoing series.

Join the conversation on Twitter, be part of the K-botak community and discuss your favourite shows, movies, actors and more.

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The K-botak Podcast is a podcast where I review Korean films and television series or K-dramas.

Join the conversation on Twitter, be part of the K-botak community and discuss your favourite shows, movies, actors and more.

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In this episode I'll be going through my lists of the best K-dramas and Korean films of 2021 - there's lots I haven't been able to see due to availability in cinemas and streaming, but I've seen a lot of great stuff. Hope you enjoy.

What were your top TV series and films this year? Let me know over on Twitter!

The K-botak Podcast is a short podcast published twice a week, where I review Korean films and television series or K-dramas. There is an episode about a film or films every Monday, and about a TV series every Thursday - either with a dedicated full season review or the K-drama catch-up where I review partially watched or ongoing series.

Join the conversation on Twitter, be part of the K-botak community and discuss your favourite shows, movies, actors and more.

Follow K-botak on Buzzsprout and catch the show on Spotify, Apple, Google and most places you get podcasts.

The K-botak Podcast is a podcast where I review Korean films and television series or K-dramas.

Join the conversation on Twitter, be part of the K-botak community and discuss your favourite shows, movies, actors and more.

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South Korean television's answer to Black Mirror is SF8, a series of short sci fi films with a shared theme but different directors, casts and continuities.

The quality of these shorts is so good, and there's so much to say about each of them, that I decided to do this as a two-parter. Starting with:

The Prayer
Manxin
Joan's Galaxy
Blink

There's some amazing stuff here! Sci fi fans should definitely apply.

The K-botak Podcast is a short podcast published twice a week, where I review Korean films and television series or K-dramas. There is an episode about a film or films every Monday, and about a TV series every Thursday - either with a dedicated full season review or the K-drama catch-up where I review partially watched or ongoing series.

Join the conversation on Twitter, be part of the K-botak community and discuss your favourite shows, movies, actors and more.

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The K-botak Podcast is a podcast where I review Korean films and television series or K-dramas.

Join the conversation on Twitter, be part of the K-botak community and discuss your favourite shows, movies, actors and more.

Follow K-botak on Buzzsprout and catch the show on Spotify, Apple, Google and most places you get podcasts.