‘Uprising’ Review: Overly Convoluted Korean Period Drama Blends Visceral Violence With Surprisingly Effective Political Comment

Something that comes up almost as an aside in this handsomely mounted period piece, co-written and produced by Korean auteur Park Chan-wook, is the astonishing detail that, in the 16th century, invading Japanese soldiers would saw off their victims’ noses as trophies of war. So prolific were these ad hoc amputations that there’s a shrine […]