Dune isn’t the only cinematic science fiction saga to get a new chapter this season; Choi Dong-hoon unveils the second half of his ambitious time-travel invasion epic Alienoid. Following the muted ...

Trying to find the most accurate way to describe Alienoid is like attempting to hold the sands of time in your hands. Directed by Choi Dong-hoon, the South Korean time-traveling action film is one ...

When I first was introduced to the South Korean sci-fi action flick Alienoid, I expected a story set in the future, one full of robots, aliens, neon-colored cities, and sleek futuristic hovercraft. Of ...

The first half of the sci-fi action film received a mixed reception from South Korean film critics at the press screening on July 13. While some critics lauded the unique worldview Alienoid presented, ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A world where "prisoners have been kept inside human bodies" for many ...

From a boomerang-shaped spaceship, an exoskeleton powered by a fictional source and a time-traveling vehicle to a dynamic gun fight and fan-wielding magician from the Goryeo period (918-1391), ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Joan Vos MacDonald is a New York-based writer who covers Korean media. The story began when a being known as Guard inadvertently ...

In the year 2022, Guard (KIM Woo-bin) and Thunder live on Earth, managing alien prisoners who have been locked up in humans’ brains. One day, a spacecraft appears in the sky over Seoul, and the police ...

Showbiz Cheat Sheet got to sit down with one of South Korea’s most influential filmmakers, Choi Dong-hoon, for his new 2022 film, Alienoid. After establishing himself as a leader in Korean cinema, he ...