K-Film All columns · 13Latest →01A six-month reprieve, the last card theaters have drawn to survive2026-W2702The theater empties, and trophies pile up.2026.0603The number of audiences has increased by 53%, but theaters are still half empty.2026.0604A May propped up by one person, and the day it collapsed2026.0505It’s not that audiences are shrinking— the places where films are made are collapsing.2026.0406Between theaters and OTT, a crack called six months.2026.0307A Nation Trying to Buy Theater Time with Laws In February, Korean cinema stood before a mirror called “Holdback.”2026.0208Can the theater’s schedule be revived by law? The early‑2026 debate surrounding “Hold‑Back”2026.0109The throne is vacant, yet the theater answered with a merger.2025 4Q10The world was captivated by K-dramas, yet Korean theaters had no Korean films.2025 3Q11The spring when Cannes forgot Korea, theaters held on with just one opposition party2025 2Q12The theater was not empty, but the pipeline was.2025 1Q13Ten million‑strong audience festival, and a funeral for diversity.