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Two South Korean Hits, Now on DVD

Fresh Air | By John Powers
Published April 13, 2006 at 12:18 PM EDT

DVDs have enabled us to see movies from some unlikely places. Our critic at large says some of the best films he's seen come from South Korea: the crime drama Memories of Murder and the political thriller The President's Last Bang are two examples, based on true stories.

Copyright 2006 Fresh Air
John Powers
John Powers is the pop culture and critic-at-large on NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross. He previously served for six years as the film critic.
See stories by John Powers