Locarno Review: 'Right Now, Wrong Then' is Hong Sang-soo's 'Groundhog Day'

South Korean director Hong Sang-soo's work tends to blend together, but that usually enhances its appeal. There has rarely been a better instance of this phenomenon than his latest feature, "Right Now, Wrong Then," which is actually the same movie played through twice with slight variations — and equally charming results. So many of Hong's movies involve neurotic-but-endearing characters, one of whom is usually a filmmaker; at some point, he usually drinks too much, argues and obsesses over women, career woes and creative aspirations. Throw in a couple unassuming structural gimmicks — flashbacks, voiceovers, an unreliable narrator or two — and the entertainment value of Hong's...

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