Kwon Hae-hyo – ALLIANCE OF WOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS

NOWHERE TO LAY MY EYES (NYFF 2026) – Review by Margaret Barton-Fumo

September 30, 2026October 3, 2026 Margaret Barton-Fumo Choi Myung-gil, hong sangsoo, Kim Min-hee, Kwon Hae-hyo, New York Film Festival, Nowhere to Lay My Eyes, NYFF 2026, Shin Seok-ho, south korean fillms

There is a lot of eating and drinking, as is par for the course in Hong Sangsoo’s films. Nowhere to Lay My Eyes unfolds at a comfortable pace, punctuated by nuanced, often illuminating conversations. Small musings can lead to revelations over the course of mere minutes, usually aided by glasses of Soju. Devoteés of Hong’s cinema tend to revel in these familiar beats, and here Nowhere to Lay My Eyes pleasingly delivers.

Festivals Reviews

WALK UP (Melbourne IFF 2023) – Review by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas

August 14, 2023August 21, 2023 Alexandra Heller-Nicholas hong sang-soo, Korean films, Kwon Hae-hyo, Melbourne IFF 2023, Song Seon-mi, walk up

Split into four distinct sections, the same story is told numerous times across the movie’s runtime, altered slightly each time and with shared intersections that seem to acknowledge each different variation in ways both big and small. In true Hong Sang-soo style, much of the film’s improvised action takes place across a dinner table as characters eat, drink and share their stories, creating a sense of intimacy and immediacy that has very much become a major part of Hong’s trademark. Walk Up is a formally cheeky, confident film from one of contemporary cinema’s true masters.