At the red carpet event of the film No Other Choice, at the New York Film Festival 2025, I got the opportunity to talk to Park Chan-wook and main star Lee Byung-hun about the genre-bending masterpiece they had created.
Park Chan-wook’s No Other Choice is a darkly comic and visually stunning thriller about a laid-off paper factory worker whose desperate fight to preserve his identity spirals into absurd violence and moral collapse. By far my favorite film at NYFF 2025, it cements the South Korean film industry as a new behemoth not only in commercial success, but critical as well.
It’s beginning to look a lot like a Kathy Hilton Christmas.
On Friday, October 10th, The Knockturnal joined Tanqueray Gin for an exclusive dinner at Elcielo New York, enjoying cocktails and cuisine thoughtfully paired for a truly memorable evening. The event brought together exceptional flavors and celebrated the enduring legacy of gin alongside Joseph Hall, Tanqueray’s new Global Brand Ambassador
On Thursday, October 9th, The Knockturnal attended an intimate dinner experience hosted by Saint James Iced Tea at Lucky’s Soho. Inside the private dining room, guests enjoyed a curated tasting of Saint James’ signature teas. Each was crafted with organic ingredients and brewed to perfection.
The 2nd Annual Gurus Awards, presented by Gurus Magazine, transformed guests back to the Roaring 20s with a dazzling Jazz Age award show held at the historic Cicada Restaurant and Lounge in Downtown LA.
Thursday, October 9, 2025. The Pier 62 Carousel, Hudson River Park. — Under the moonlit glow of Manhattan’s skyline, guests gathered on October 9th for the Hudson River Park Gala, an evening celebrating one of New York City’s most treasured sanctuaries.
It’s a relatively universal experience to open up a round butter cookie tin expecting, well, cookies, only to be met with sewing supplies instead. The titular, typically blue tins have become a staple of craft closets, and it seems as if it’s far more rare to find one that actually contains cookies than needles and thread.
Our sense of smell holds the most ancient memory we have. Our nose, the gatekeeper of emotion.
The global dining sensation Amazónico has officially arrived in Miami, making its U.S. debut in the heart of Brickell with a buzzworthy grand opening that drew some of the city’s biggest names in food, fashion, and nightlife.