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From Passages to Priscilla: film’s biggest fashion moments in 2023

Whether it’s leather jackets loaded with meaning or Emma Stone’s enormous sleeves, costumes are crucial to the look and feel of a movie. We look at the best onscreen clothing of the year

The Guardian - UK · Dec 27, 2023

Streaming: Return to Seoul and the best films about homecoming

Davy Chou’s lovely drama about a young woman searching for her past follows in the footsteps of The Deer Hunter, Get Carter, Tiny Furniture and more

The Guardian - UK · Jul 8, 2023

What to stream this week: Taylor Swift, a new animated 'Superman,' 'Biosphere' and 'Wham!'

This week’s new entertainment releases include Taylor Swift's rerecording of her “Speak Now,” a documentary on Wham

The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2023

Return to Seoul review: "A nimble investigation into identity"

Between bouts of partying and freeform dancing, newcomer Park Ji-min brings a near-musical virtuosity to this questing character piece. Writer/director Davy Chou knows his lead’s worth: trusting deeply in Park, he anchors a captivating portrait of choppy selfhood in her febrile nuances of expression.

Total Film · Apr 25, 2023

‘Return to Seoul’ Portrays the Plight of the Culturally Rootless

Freddie has many faces, but underneath them all is the cultural rootlessness that drives her self-destructive acting out.

The News Lens · Mar 6, 2023

Movie review: Terrific ‘Return to Seoul’ follows adoptee's search for roots in a place she never knew

The question’s simple enough. “How long do you want to stay?” the hotel clerk asks Freddie, the 25-year-old French citizen of Korean descent checking in at the beginning of the low-keyed marvel that is “Return to Seoul.” Not sure, she says. A couple of weeks, maybe.

Chicago Tribune · Feb 27, 2023

Movie review: Newcomer Park finds her rhythm in 'Return to Seoul'

In one of the first scenes of “Return to Seoul,” the striking second film by French Cambodian filmmaker Davy Chou, and Cambodia’s 2022 Oscar entry, Freddie (Park Ji-min), a French woman who has just landed in Seoul, gets to know her new Korean friends over shots of soju. As she…

Tribune News Service · Feb 14, 2023

Ranked: 12 best Asian films of 2022, with trailers

Tom Cruise and James Cameron may be vying for global box office dominance this year, but there has been no shortage of films emerging from Asia to delight, inspire and provoke audiences around the world.

Bangkok Post · Dec 22, 2022

Film shows how K-dramas fail adoptees

In Davy Chou's film, Park Ji-min is a transracial adoptee who impulsively ends up seeking out her birth family

Salon · Dec 10, 2022

Postcard from Cannes #6: I am woman, hear me roar

"The revolution will be feminist or it will be nothing," was the rallying cry heard at the Cannes Film Festival this week. The film "Riposte Féministe" documents the power of collective activism in France, while "Return to Seoul" is about one woman’s quest for identity in a world of stereotypes.

Radio France Internationale · May 25, 2022