For his first of two features this year, director Hong Sangsoo reunites with star Isabelle Huppert for his new slice-of-life comedy. Following their collaboration on In Another Country and Claire’s Camera, the duo are back together for A Traveler’s Needs. […]

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South Korea never runs out of pure, nail-biting, suspenseful cinema. First-time director Jason Yu, who’s worked with Korean cinematic giants Boon Joon-ho and Lee Chang-dong, brings the thrills to a newlywed couple’s existence in his feature debut, Sleep. It stars […]

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A sensation in its native South Korea, Um Tae-hwa’s Concrete Utopia is an earth-shattering (pun intended) look at the lengths people will go to for survival in a broken world. It is set in Seoul ravaged by a massive earthquake […]

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(The always fantastic Fantastic Fest runs September 21-28 in Austin, Texas. Check out Bears Rebecca Fonté’s movie review of Project Silence which played at the fest. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page. ) A group of victims comes […]

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One filmmaker who has excelled in telling stories of the human spirit is Kore-eda Hirokazu. Five years after winning the Palme d’Or for his breathtaking Shoplifters, he returns with one of the most acclaimed dramas of the year that centers […]

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Six years after The Handmaiden, South Korean master Park Chan-wook returns with a new erotic thriller of Hitchcokian proportions that is bound to make jaws drop and heads spin. The Oldboy director premiered his romantic thriller Decision To Leave at […]

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