Decision To Leave is a ‘cool’ film; it is Film Noir. Oddly though, l laughed more than you would expect for such a film and that is not a bad thing. Decision To Leave is consistently in tension; both drama and comedy, edgy and cliché, romance and thriller, all the time dancing between boundaries of genres but never bound by one.

Izykite. Sounds good. Finding out anything about Izykite is not ‘easy’ but maybe that makes it all the more intriguing. Izkite is an example of a wave of independent Korean musicians that keep things simple, letting the music speak for itself.

Architectural and design media seems to focus on a dominance of European firms so it’s refreshing when there’s another face on the scene that represents a different perspective, different market, different context with different outcome. Neri & Hu are not new but their work remains as fresh as ever. Not singular in style, Neri & Hu continue to deliver work that is both challenging, diverse and at times, bordering on the abstract.

With Covid lock down time on my hands and now having watched a few Korean films and TV series, l thought l’d share some of those actors that have immediately struck a chord with this novice Korean film and TV fan.

She crushed a ladybug. This scene set the tone for the following episodes of My Mister, the 2018 tvN Korean drama series created by Studio Dragon (airing on Netlfix). New to Korean TV, l have just stumbled on My Mister and in equal parts, scarred and full of admiration for the shows ensemble cast and their stories.

Feeling like l wanted to listen to something a little different, l randomly searched iTunes and luckily landed on Park Hye Jin’s album Before I Die. Listed by iTunes as Electronic, l think this is one of those albums that blends a range of music typologies into an ambitious collection with edge that l liked.