Club GOGOS2, Seoul, South Korea, 2018.
All lists updated regularly. Sorted alphabetically/chronologically by director, network, artist, or publisher.
Only rates pieces from the 90's or later.
Rating: Poor (★), mediocre (★★), fine (★★★), excellent (★★★★), exceptional (★★★★★).
Not being listed does not automatically mean I haven't watched/listened to/played it.
Note that a rating of two stars does not mean it is "bad."
I would be happy to discuss any of the pieces listed!
films (korean)
To be updated.
10 Korean movies you must see
Peppermint Candy (Chang-dong Lee, 1999)
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (Chan-wook Park, 2002)
Oldboy (Chan-wook Park, 2003)
Samaritan Girl (Ki-duk Kim, 2004)
Secret Sunshine (Chang-dong Lee, 2007)
Like You Know It All (Sang-soo Hong, 2009)
Mother (Joon-ho Bong, 2009)
Hahaha (Sang-soo Hong, 2010)
I Saw the Devil (Jee-woon Kim, 2010)
Decision to Leave (Chan-wook Park, 2022)
Bong, Joon-ho
Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000) ★★★
Memories of Murder (2003) ★★★★★
The Host (2006) ★★★★
Mother (2009) ★★★★★
Snowpiercer (2013) ★★★★
Okja (2017) ★★
Parasite (2019) ★★★★
Chang, You-jeong
Finding Mr. Destiny (2010) ★★
Choi, Dong-hoon
Tazza: The High Rollers (2006) ★★★★
Thieves (2012) ★
Chung, Ji-young
Unbowed (2012) ★★
Chung, Lee Isaac
Minari (2020) ★★★
Hong, Sang-soo
Woman Is the Future Of Man (2004) ★★★
Tale of Cinema (2005) ★★★
Woman on the Beach (2006) ★★★★
Night and Day (2008) ★★★★
Like You Know It All (2009) ★★★★★
Hahaha (2010) ★★★★★
Oki's Movie (2010) ★★★★
Hong, Seung-wan
Juror 8 (2019) ★★
Hwang, Dong-hyuk
Silenced (2011) ★★
The Fortress (2017) ★★★
Im, Chan-sang
The President's Barber (2004) ★★
Im, Kwon-taek
Seopyeonje (1993) ★★★★
Festival (1996) ★★★
Painted Fire (Drunk on Women and Poetry) (2002) ★★★★
Jang, Hoon
A Taxi Driver (2017) ★★
Jang, Joon-hwan
Save the Green Planet! (2003) ★★★★
1987: When the Day Comes (2017) ★★★★★
Jo, Ui-seok
Master (2016) ★
Jung, Da-won
Miss and Mrs. Cops (2019) ★
Kang, Hyeong-cheol
Sunny (2011) ★★
Kang, Je-kyu
Shiri (1999) ★★
Taegukgi: The Brotherhood of War (2004) ★★★
Kang, We-suck
Patriot B (Patriot Byun Hee-jae) (2017) ★★★★
Kang, Woo-suk
Public Enemy (2002) ★★★
Silmido (2003) ★★★
Moss (2010) ★★
Kang, Yoon-sung
Long Live the King (2019) ★
Kim, Jee-woon
A Bittersweet Life (2005) ★★
The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008) ★★★
I Saw the Devil (2010) ★★★★★
Kim, Ji-hoon
May 18 (2007) ★
Kim, Jong-kwan
Josée (2020) ★★
Kim, Ki-duk
Crocodile (1996) ★★★★★
Birdcage Inn (1998) ★★★★
The Isle (2000) ★★★★
Address Unknown (2001) ★★★★★
Bad Guy (2001) ★★★★
The Coast Guard (2002) ★★★★★
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (2003) ★★★★
Samaritan Girl (2004) ★★★★★
3-Iron (2004) ★★★
The Bow (2005) ★★★
Pieta (2012) ★★★★
Moebius (2013) ★★★★
Kim, Sang-jin
Attack the Gas Station (1999) ★★★★
Kim, Seong-hun
Tunnel (2016) ★★★
Kim, Yong-hwa
Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds (2017) ★
Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days (2018) ★
Kwark, Kyung-taek
Friend (2001) ★★★★★
Mutt Boy (2003) ★★★
Lee, Byeong-heon
Extreme Job (2019) ★★
Lee, Chang-dong
Green Fish (1997) ★★★★
Peppermint Candy (1999) ★★★★★
Oasis (2002) ★★★★★
Secret Sunshine (2007) ★★★★★
Poetry (2010) ★★★★★
Burning (2018) ★★★★★
Lee, Hwan-kyung
Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2013) ★
Lee, Jeong-beom
The Man from Nowhere (2010) ★
Lee, Joon-ik
Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet (2016) ★★
Anarchist from Colony (2017) ★★
Lee, Jung-jae
Hunt (2022) ★★★
Na, Hong-jin
The Chaser (2008) ★★
The Wailing (2016) ★★★
Park, Bum-soo
Maskman (2010) ★★★★
Park, Chan-wook
Joint Security Area (2000) ★★★
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002) ★★★★★
Oldboy (2003) ★★★★★
Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (2005) ★★★
I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK (2006) ★★★★
Thirst (2009) ★★★★
Stoker (2013) ★★★
The Handmaiden (2016) ★★★★
Decision to Leave (2022) ★★★★★
Park, Hoon-jung
New World (2013) ★★★
Night in Paradise (2021) ★★
Park, Jung-woo
Pandora (2016) ★
Park, Sang-hyun
Innocence (2020) ★★
Ryoo, Seung-wan
Veteran (2015) ★★
Escape from Mogadishu (2021) ★★
Song, Neung-han
No. 3 (1997) ★★★
Woo, Min-ho
Inside Men (2015) ★★★
The Man Standing Next (2020) ★★★
Yang, Woo-seok
The Attorney (2013) ★★
Yeon, Sang-ho
Train to Busan (2016) ★★
Yim, Pil-sung
Scarlet Innocence (2014) ★★
Yim, Soon-rye
The Whistleblower (2014) ★★★★
Little Forest (2018) ★★★
Yoo, Ha
Once Upon a Time in High School (2004) ★★★
Yoon, Je-kyun
Ode to My Father (2014) ★
Yoon, Jong-bin
Nameless Gangster: Rules of Time (2012) ★★★★
films (non-korean)
To be updated.
television series (korean)
To be updated.
JTBC
Sky Castle (2018-2019) ★★★★
Netflix
D.P. (2021) ★★★
Squid Game (2021) ★★★
Hellbound (2021) ★★★★
Extraordinary Attorney Woo (ENA, 2022) ★★
The Glory (ENA, 2022) ★★
SBS
Why Can't We Stop Them (2000-2) ★★★★
Honest Living (2002-3) ★★★★
All In (2003) ★★★
Punch (2014-2015) ★★★★★
Hot Stove League (2019-2020) ★★★
TVN
Misaeng: The Incomplete (2014) ★★★★★
Signal (2016) ★★
Drinking Solo (2016) ★★★
Prison Playbook (2017-8) ★★★★★
television series (non-korean)
To be updated.
ABC
Modern Family (2009-2020) ★★★★
AMC
Breaking Bad (2008-2013) ★★★★★
Antena 3/Netflix
Le casa de papel (Money Heist) (2017-2021) ★★★★
Comedy Central
South Park (1997-present) ★★★★★
Fox
The Simpsons (1989-present) ★★★★★
Prison Break (2005-2009) ★★★★
FX, FXX
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005-present) ★★★★★
Louie (2010-2015) ★★★★★
HBO
Lucky Louie (2006) ★★★
Chernobyl (2019) ★★★★
NBC
My Name Is Earl (2005-2009) ★★★★
Big Bang Theory (2007-2019) ★★★★
music records (korean)
To be updated.
music records (non-korean)
To be updated.
video games
To be updated.
Only rates pieces that I have either completed or played for a substantial amount of time (in the case of games that without a clear ending).
In parentheses are the main developers and platforms respectively.
Codemasters
F1 2019; F1 2020 (Codemasters Birmingham, Xbox One X/Logitech G920; 2019, 2020) ★★★★
Disney Mobile
Disney Crossy Road (Hipster Whale, iOS, 2016) ★★★★
Electronic Arts
A Way Out (Hazelight Studios, Xbox One X, 2018) ★★★
It Takes Two (Hazelight Studios, Xbox One X, 2021) ★★★★★
Hasbro Interactive
RollerCoaster Tycoon (Chris Sawyer Productions, PC, 1999) ★★★★
Introversion Software
Prison Architect (Introversion Software, PC, 2015) ★★★
Microsoft Studios
Forza Horizon 4 (Playground Games, Xbox One X/Logitech G920, 2018) ★★★★
Forza Horizon 5 (Playground Games, Xbox One X/Logitech G920, 2021) ★★★★
Rockstar Games
Grand Theft Auto V (Rockstar North, Xbox One X, 2014) ★★★★★
Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar Studios, Xbox One X, 2018) ★★★★★
Valve
Counter-Strike (Valve, PC, 2000) ★★★★★
Counter-Strike Source (Valve, PC, 2004) ★★★★
Counter-Strike Global Offensive (Valve, PC, 2012) ★★★★★
Portal (Valve, PC, 2007) ★★★★
Portal 2 (Valve, PC, 2011) ★★★★★