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August 32nd on Earth (1998)

January 20, 2021January 21, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Genus Pan (2020)

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Caught in the Net (2020)

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My Sister’s Good Fortune (1995)

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Drunken Angel (1948)

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Small Town, The (1997)

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Ebola Syndrome (1996)

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Basilisks, The (1963)

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Seventh Horse of the Sun, The (1992)

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Chess Game of the Wind, The (1976)

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Tag / Hong, Sang-soo

July 31, 2020July 31, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Woman Who Ran, The (2020)

  • Hong, Sang-soo
  • 2020, Hong, Sang-soo, South Korea
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A minor work from Hong, though this time he shifts his primary focus to women-centered conversations which act as a collective bubble that shields them from the annoying intrusions of men. 

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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February 16, 2019July 22, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Woman Is the Future of Man (2004)

  • Hong, Sang-soo
  • 2004, Hong, Sang-soo, South Korea
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Hong’s fifth feature is all about seeing what lies beneath the surface: life is empty and unfulfilling, but his film lets us peel the layers to reach into something deeper—and something elusive.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.
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February 16, 2019July 22, 2020 by Eternality Tan

In Another Country (2012)

  • Hong, Sang-soo
  • 2012, Hong, Sang-soo, South Korea
  • 1 Comment

Hong’s work about love, lust and life is hilarious and oddly touching insofar as one finds an English-speaking Isabelle Huppert trying to communicate with awkward Korean men funny.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.
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February 5, 2019July 22, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Hill of Freedom (2014)

  • Hong, Sang-soo
  • 2014, Hong, Sang-soo, South Korea
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A light-hearted, even breezy drama centering on two lovers, told in random fragments by South Korean auteur Hong Sang-soo.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.
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February 5, 2019July 22, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Yourself and Yours (2016)

  • Hong, Sang-soo
  • 2016, Hong, Sang-soo, South Korea
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Another light and whimsical entry into the Hong Sang-soo canon, and as usual, musing on the intricacies of romantic relationships.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.
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February 3, 2019July 22, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Hotel by the River (2018)

  • Hong, Sang-soo
  • 2018, Hong, Sang-soo, South Korea
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A more melancholic work by Hong than usual, shot in beautiful black-and-white.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.
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February 3, 2019July 22, 2020 by Eternality Tan

On the Beach at Night Alone (2017)

  • Hong, Sang-soo
  • 2017, Germany, Hong, Sang-soo, South Korea
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In the context of Hong Sang-soo’s extramarital affair with actress Kim Min-hee, the work holds more resonance and significance than its delicate and melancholic style would suggest.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.
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February 3, 2019July 22, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Claire’s Camera (2017)

  • Hong, Sang-soo
  • 2017, France, Hong, Sang-soo, South Korea
  • 2 Comments

Too loose and low stakes a film to work in a meaningful way—this is a disappointing effort by Hong Sang-soo.

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Rating: 3 out of 5.
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