"Laugh, and the world laughs with you. Weep, and you weep alone". Park Chan-wook's Old Boy isn't just a revenge thriller - it's a cinematic descent into madness, memory and myth. A loose adaptation from the Japanese manga of the same name, the film follows Oh Dae-su, a man who has been imprisoned for fifteen… Continue reading Vengeance, Confinement and the Myth of Memory in Old Boy (2003)
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The Prison Movie
Is there some sort of catharsis when watching a prison movie? Safe in the knowledge that one has not broken any laws that would cause them to lose their liberty. Of all of the genres out there for film, I am always happy to be the voyeur when it comes to the prison or liberty… Continue reading The Prison Movie


