hong sang-soo

‘What Does That Nature Say to You’ Review: Hong Sang-soo’s Latest Remains Disarmingly Observational Yet a Touch Out of Focus [B] – Berlinale‘What Does That Nature Say to You’ Review: Hong Sang-soo’s Latest Remains Disarmingly Observational Yet a Touch Out of Focus [B] – Berlinale

‘What Does That Nature Say to You’ Review: Hong Sang-soo’s Latest Remains Disarmingly Observational Yet a Touch Out of Focus [B] – Berlinale

South Korean auteur Hong Sang-soo is losing his sight as he ages into an old man. For many directors, this… Read More

February 21, 2025
‘In Water (mul-an-e-seo)’ review: Hong Sang-soo blurs the lines of his own self-reference to middling effect  | Berlinale‘In Water (mul-an-e-seo)’ review: Hong Sang-soo blurs the lines of his own self-reference to middling effect  | Berlinale

‘In Water (mul-an-e-seo)’ review: Hong Sang-soo blurs the lines of his own self-reference to middling effect  | Berlinale

What’s a year without a Hong Sang-soo film? Does a film festival even exist, if it does not feature a… Read More

February 24, 2023
‘Walk Up’ review: Hong Sang-soo toys with physical framing and structure to find the spaces in between relationships [B+] | NYFF‘Walk Up’ review: Hong Sang-soo toys with physical framing and structure to find the spaces in between relationships [B+] | NYFF

‘Walk Up’ review: Hong Sang-soo toys with physical framing and structure to find the spaces in between relationships [B+] | NYFF

There is an interesting link between space and the way people behave. Filmmaker Hong Sang-soo uses space and setting to… Read More

October 7, 2022
‘In Front of Your Face’ review: A competent but isolating drama about dread from Hong Sang-soo [Cannes Review]‘In Front of Your Face’ review: A competent but isolating drama about dread from Hong Sang-soo [Cannes Review]

‘In Front of Your Face’ review: A competent but isolating drama about dread from Hong Sang-soo [Cannes Review]

It doesn’t become clear what In Front of Your Face is really about till pretty far in, though its sheer… Read More

July 17, 2021
2021 Berlin Film Festival lineup: New films from Céline Sciamma, Hong Sangsoo, Maria Schrader, Daniel Brühl for hybrid events2021 Berlin Film Festival lineup: New films from Céline Sciamma, Hong Sangsoo, Maria Schrader, Daniel Brühl for hybrid events

2021 Berlin Film Festival lineup: New films from Céline Sciamma, Hong Sangsoo, Maria Schrader, Daniel Brühl for hybrid events

New films from Céline Sciamma, Hong Sangsoo and the directorial debut of actor Daniel Brühl highlight the lineup for the… Read More

February 11, 2021
NYFF Review: ‘The Woman Who Ran’ cannot escape being defined by menNYFF Review: ‘The Woman Who Ran’ cannot escape being defined by men

NYFF Review: ‘The Woman Who Ran’ cannot escape being defined by men

courtesy of NYFF “Seeing cows makes me so sad,” Gam-hee declares as she pokes at a plate of beef in… Read More

October 1, 2020
70th Berlin Film Festival Competition Lineup: new films from Hong Sangsoo, Kelly Reichardt, Christian Petzold and Sally Potter70th Berlin Film Festival Competition Lineup: new films from Hong Sangsoo, Kelly Reichardt, Christian Petzold and Sally Potter

70th Berlin Film Festival Competition Lineup: new films from Hong Sangsoo, Kelly Reichardt, Christian Petzold and Sally Potter

Kelly Reichardt's FIRST COW (Courtesy of A24) The 2020 edition of the festival runs February 20 - March 01, 2020… Read More

January 30, 2020
2018 TIFF Masters Slate features Jean-Luc Godard, Hong Sang-soo, Carlos Reygadas, Jia Zhang-ke, Nuri Bilge Ceylan and more2018 TIFF Masters Slate features Jean-Luc Godard, Hong Sang-soo, Carlos Reygadas, Jia Zhang-ke, Nuri Bilge Ceylan and more

2018 TIFF Masters Slate features Jean-Luc Godard, Hong Sang-soo, Carlos Reygadas, Jia Zhang-ke, Nuri Bilge Ceylan and more

Paolo Sorrentino's Loro will world premiere as a part of the 2018 TIFF Masters slate The Toronto International Film Festival… Read More

August 14, 2018
Cannes 2017: Winner PredictionsCannes 2017: Winner Predictions

Cannes 2017: Winner Predictions

[divider style="normal" top="20" bottom="20"] Predictions for the top prizes at the Cannes Film Festival are never easy. While there are… Read More

May 26, 2017