Hong once again corroborates auteurist theory at the same time that he reveals the potential shortcomings of its practice.
Tender Son is pretentious, Gothic-tinged, and more than a little clunky.
The disappointment educed by Like You Know It All is of a qualified sort.
Hong Sang-soo hurtles full-bore into the subjectivity of the horny man with Night and Day.
Humming just beneath the film’s aesthetically serene surface is Hong Sang-soo’s belief in the importance of images and the act of seeing.
No movie this year will benefit as much from repeat viewings than Hong Sang-soo’s A Tale of Cinema.
The film lacks for the warmth of Turning Gate and Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors.
Turning Gate is built on a series of repetitions that mirror Hong San-soo’s fascination with reincarnation.