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Na Hong-jin's 'Hope' Receives Mixed Reviews

Updated 2026-05-17 22:15 UTC 1 source Neutral

Variety reviews Korean director Na Hong-jin’s latest film, ‘Hope,’ describing it as a bawdy and action-packed mix of humor, bad CGI, and brilliant action. The review highlights the decade-long anticipation for his next genre-defying project.

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‘Hope’ Review: Na Hong-jin’s Overlong Creature Feature is a Guns-Blazing Riot of Bawdy Humor, Bad CGI and Brilliant Action

For a whole decade since 2016’s extraordinarily uncanny horror-hybrid “The Wailing,” fans of Korean director Na Hong-jin have been peering anxiously at the horizon awaiting his next uncategorizable genre mash-up. More recently, like a bumbling local police chief removing his mirror

2026-05-17 22:10 UTC