Decision to Leave (South Korea: Park Chan-Wook, 2022)

 Decision to Leave (South Korea: Park Chan-Wook, 2022: 138 mins)

Barquin, Juan. "Unworthy of Your Love." Reverse Shot (October 28, 2022)

Chan-wook, Park. "Park Chan-wook Finds Decision to Leave in 'The Mist.'" MUBI (December 7, 2022) ["In 1972, a lush pop ballad called "The Mist" swirled out of radios all over South Korea. Fifty years later, master auteur Park Chan-wook has taken it as the main inspiration for his celebrated new thriller-romance DECISION TO LEAVE. ... Park tells host Rico Gagliano about the song's influence on the film, unveils the musical inspiration for a possible future project...and explains why his action sequences always seem to leave his characters breathless."]

Ehrlich, David. "Decision to Leave: Park Chan-wook’s Detective Procedural Is the Most Romantic Movie of the Year." IndieWire (May 23, 2022)

Hammond, Caleb. "Park Chan-wook on Decision to Leave, Methodical Directing, and Not Being a Film Buff." The Film Stage (October 18, 2022) 

Hudson, David. "Starring Tang Wei." Current (November 9, 2022) ["As Seo-rae, a woman curiously unmoved by the sudden death of her husband in Park Chan-wook’s Decision to Leave, Tang Wei gives what Robert Koehler, writing for Cinema Scope, calls “the best single performance in any of Park’s movies.” That’s a notable claim, given that Park has worked with Song Kang Ho (Thirst), Nicole Kidman (Stoker), and Kim Minhee (The Handmaiden). With Starring Tang Wei, a five-film series opening on Friday and running through November 19, New York’s Metrograph spotlights the actress who first broke through internationally in Ang Lee’s Lust, Caution (2007)."]

Lee, Soowhan. "A Decision to Leave, Yet Never to Part." Film Matters (October 23, 2025) ["Park Chan-wook is the director behind Oldboy, Thirst, and The Handmaiden, comparable to Bong Joon-ho. Whenever his new feature film is released, people jokingly – yet with a sense of expectation — ask, “Who’s going to die this time?” This demonstrates how unique and consistent Park’s cinematic universe is. However, his films also start with a simple, sensational opening. Inside that, human instinct, morality, desire, and guilt clash. Additionally, he constantly urges the audience to reflect on his message. Decision to Leave (2022) is Park’s eleventh feature film, and audiences were surprised by his new cinematic style. Many of Park’s fans choose this film as their favorite among his works. This movie, which could be seen as a watershed moment in his career, is a melodrama that explores the depths of people’s hearts without relying on provocative scenes. Still, I would prefer to call it a love story. "]