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Berlin Film Festival 2024: The Roundup: Punishment, Last Swim, Through The Rocks And Clouds | Festivals & Awards

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It’s worthy of that lofty placement: “Punishment” is a rock ’em, sock ’em edition that pretty much delivers all the open-hand slaps, booming punches, and flying knees to the head you want.  For Ma’s latest case, he must fulfill a promise to a grieving mother who lost her son to an online gambling syndicate. The … Read more

The Roundup: No Way Out movie review (2023)

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In “The Roundup,” Ma Seok-do, Lee’s barrel-chested renegade cop, pummels his way through another pack of vicious baddies. A new sequel, “The Roundup: No Way Out,” delivers more episodic thrills, though, as in “The Roundup,” any scene without Lee feels like a waste of time. Both “The Roundup” movies are pretty generic, beyond an adequate … Read more