Nathan Kwon

April 17, 2025

‘Mickey 17’: Bong Joon Ho pushes limits in a sci-fi tale of reincarnation

By Nathan Kwon

Bong Joon Ho’s latest entry is a darkly hilarious, unsettling sci-fi odyssey that is both heart-wrenching and gut-churning in all the right places.

February 20, 2025

SBIFF 2025: closing night shines with ‘A Missing Part’

By Nathan Kwon

As the final screening of the 11-day event, the closing night screening served as the perfect capstone to a festival that once again recognized cinema excellence in the company of filmmakers and film enthusiasts alike.

January 15, 2025

‘Nosferatu’: Eggers feasts on desire in a Gothic reimagining

By Nathan Kwon

The film reanimates cinema’s oldest vampire, stripping away the romantic veneer of modern interpretations and brings an adaptation that is brutal, seductive and, above all, uncompromising in its vision of Gothic horror...

December 7, 2024

“Conclave”: secret, suspense and gossip in the hallowed halls

By Nathan Kwon

Ralph Fiennes stars as Dean-Cardinal Thomas Lawrence, who is entrusted with the impossible task of wrangling the Church’s cardinals in a conclave to elect the new pope.