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Lee Isaac Chung

A collection of 5 posts
Lee Isaac Chung gets carried away with Twisters
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Lee Isaac Chung gets carried away with Twisters

The personal touch of Minari director Lee Isaac Chung is evident in this surprising sequel to a 1996 summer blockbuster, which turns some blockbuster cliches sideways.
06 Jan 2025 9 min read
Lee Isaac Chung gets carried away with Twisters
Lee Isaac Chung

Lee Isaac Chung gets carried away with Twisters

The personal touch of Minari director Lee Isaac Chung is evident in this surprising sequel to a 1996 summer blockbuster, which turns some blockbuster cliches sideways.
16 Aug 2024 9 min read
Lee Isaac Chung Week, Day Five: a review of Abigail Harm
Film Reviews

Lee Isaac Chung Week, Day Five: a review of Abigail Harm

Lee Isaac Chung's strangest film isn't easy to watch. Nor is it easy to forget. But it is well worth seeking out for its cautionary tale of a compromising love affair, mystical visitors from "up there," and the dangers of self-isolation.
27 Feb 2021 4 min read
Lee Issac Chung Week, Day Two: Retrospectives
Lee Isaac Chung

Lee Issac Chung Week, Day Two: Retrospectives

Minari director Lee Isaac Chung has a new essay in the L.A. Times. Have you been reading Looking Closer for the decade that has passed since he shared an essay with us? Here it is again: "Retrospectives."
23 Feb 2021 4 min read
Lee Isaac Chung Week: Day One
Lee Isaac Chung

Lee Isaac Chung Week: Day One

This week, I'm celebrating the theatrical and streaming release of "Minari" in honor of filmmaker Lee Isaac Chung. We'll get it started with just a clip from a 2010 interview that will set some of the context for my appreciation of this filmmaker.
22 Feb 2021 3 min read
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