The Oscar winner is a compelling lead in an unconventional drama about an ageing prostitute in the Korean capitalYoun Yuh-jung made history earlier this year by becoming the first Korean to win an acting Oscar, for her role as the bluff, pro-wrestling-…
Dementer review – unsettling low-budget care facility chiller
When Katie takes a job in a centre for people with Down’s syndrome, she’s the model carer – until the terrifying flashbacks startFrom Don’t Look Now to The Masque of the Red Death, physical disability has been a troublingly cheap way for horror directo…
The Gateway review – if Dirty Harry worked for social services
A hard-boozing caseworker grimaces his way around St Louis in Michele Civetta’s overblown urban thrillerNot quite credible enough to stand up as a gritty, 70s-esque social drama, and lacking the focus of the Training Day-style urban thriller it’s marke…
‘A horn blew when human remains were found’: Wim Wenders’ six hours in the hell of Ground Zero
After 9/11 the director felt haunted by the twin towers attack. As his epic photographs of Ground Zero go on show for the atrocity’s anniversary, he remembers the horrors of that day – and considers its legacyAs a boy growing up in the rubble and ruins…
Mosquito State review – a torrid, original tone poem to late capitalism
Swarms of bloodsucking insects mirror the volatility of the markets in this thrilling drama of financial crisisThis highly original, visually torrid take on Wall Street and last decade’s global financial crisis celebrates the true masters of the univer…