Old Boy

Old Boy is an incredible Korean movie. It's about a guy who gets kidnapped and imprisoned for 15 years. Nobody will tell him why he's there or how long he has to stay. Then, exactly 15 years later, they let him out. And still, nobody tells him why. It's best if I just leave it at that, and let you find the rest out from watching it. It will be out on DVD August 23. Or, if you have a region-free DVD player, it's out now with a ton of extras. Or you can do what I'm trying to do right now, and win it from CHUD. This is seriously one of the best films of the last 5 years. It one the Grand Prix at Cannes when Quentin Tarantino was presiding over the jury, and probably only lost the Palme D'Orre because Faranheit 9-11 got the "fuck you, Bush!" vote. The guy on Fresh Air called it "The Quentin Tarantino movie that Quentin Tarantino is afraid to make," but it's probably closer to Takeshi Kitano's sense of humor and style.