Tag Archives: Ma Dong-seok

Review: The Roundup: Punishment

Posted on September 25, 2024 by philipbrasor

The fourth go-round for this ultra-formulaic police thriller series starring Ma Dong-seok is as predictable as the last two sequels, an m.o. justified by its massive box office returns in South Korea. Once again, burly battering ram police detective Ma … Continue reading →

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Review: The Roundup

Posted on November 5, 2022 by philipbrasor

The top-grossing film so far in South Korea this year, Lee Sang-yong’s followup to the 2017 crime thriller The Outlaws does not, as the saying goes, mess with the formula, which in this case focuses on what the producers call … Continue reading →

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Review: The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil

Posted on July 17, 2020 by philipbrasor

Actor Ma Dong-seok has carved an eviable niche in South Korean cinema as a kind of all-round hybrid tough guy/sympathetic everyman, thanks mainly to his turn as the working class hero of Train to Busan. He’s also a rising star … Continue reading →

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