Focuses mainly on the absurd dramas of film production, with Director Kim's legitimacy as an artist rather paradoxically confirmed by his genuine obliviousness to everything that's going on with his cast and crew.

| Nov 5, 2024

If Cobweb is supposed to be a satire on filmmaking, that element takes a back seat as the film enters absurdist territory near the end... Nevertheless, it is a frenetic and, at times, humorous film that works best as an enjoyable farce.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jul 25, 2024

Underneath the laughs and lunacy, there's a very important discourse about censorship and authoritarianism; for cinema to live, it must be free. Free from external interference, from expressive restraint, and free to be as open and original as it wishes.

| Feb 19, 2024

This is a clever and intricately plotted film, ably managing to shuffle together comedy and drama and providing a particularly great showcase for the acting talent within.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Feb 16, 2024

Chaotic and willfully un-serious, Cobweb may be an outlier in Jee-woon’s filmography, but it retains the same rugged inventiveness that’s made his work so memorable in the past.

| Feb 15, 2024

[Cobweb's] tale of obsession is a darkly funny and skillfully crafted work of meta-cinema.

| Original Score: A | Feb 13, 2024

Cobweb is good enough that I wish it was just a couple of degrees better, but its wild energy is so infectious that I can’t help but love it.

| Feb 13, 2024

It’s as if Kim is testing himself to see if he could make a self-indulgent, unsubstantial lark of a comedy. He can. Sorta.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Feb 12, 2024

Cobweb boasts some intriguing moments, but by the time the credits roll, we feel like we have emerged from an overly long labyrinthine dream, one we are most likely to forget the moment we wake up.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Feb 12, 2024

Its pastiches of mid-20th Century Korean cinema are beautifully observed and a lot of fun.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Feb 9, 2024

I’ve missed the last couple of efforts from Kim Jee-woon, but while I am always down for his twisted films, Cobweb is the most fun I’ve had watching one of his films since The Good, the Bad, the Weird.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Feb 8, 2024

“Cobweb” falls victim, ironically, to its own punchline — becoming a movie that is too obsessed with itself.

| Feb 8, 2024

Perhaps Cobweb suffers from the ‘film-within-a-film’ storyline. But that is why it works perfectly. Satirical movies are the best when they show the absurd and unhinged ways drama can get out of hand.

| Feb 7, 2024

An underwhelming, lackluster and toothless satire that's only mildly engaging and ultimately less than the sum of its parts.

| Feb 5, 2024

While some might be disappointed to see Kim Jee-woon step outside of the horror genre, Cobweb is undeniably a rich and worthwhile viewing experience.

| Nov 4, 2023

Beneath the slapstick comedy and engaging central performances, Cobweb suffers from an imbalance of style over substance that draws attention away from anything more serious it might have been trying to say.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Oct 26, 2023

Kim Jee-woon intricately spins a meta-web of the art of filmmaking and ensnares those who can’t make art. The inspired descent into madness centres the absurd beauty of what it is to be human.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Oct 17, 2023

Director Kim's relentless drive mirrors the film's layered narrative, creating a surreal yet insightful commentary on the artistic process. Worth a watch for its captivating, unique blend of insight and whimsy.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Oct 17, 2023

Cobweb satisfies as a comedy, but doesn’t feel particularly indistinguishable from other movies about making movies, despite a richer, more unique cultural milieu.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 17, 2023

Cobweb makes for an immersive experience as one descends into a state of active delirium. It works as a meta-movie, unveiling the chaos of filmmaking, but also as an amusing comedy that’s based in reality, yet taking things to the edge of absurdity.

| Original Score: B+ | Oct 14, 2023