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  1. Parasite movie review & film summary (2019)

    The second half of "Parasite" is one of the most daring things I've seen in years narratively. The film constantly threatens to come apart—to take one convoluted turn too many in ways that sink the project—but Bong holds it all together, and the result is breathtaking. Kim Ki-woo (Choi Woo-sik) and his family live on the edge of poverty.

  2. 'Parasite' Review: An Extraordinarily Cunning Masterpiece From ...

    Bong Joon-ho's brilliant new movie is a darkly comic thriller about the intersection of two South Korean families: one very rich, the other very poor. ... 'Parasite' Review: ... 2019 12:07 PM ET.

  3. Parasite

    Parasite is the movie we will look back on as the movie of 2019. It crosses over to every culture because it's simply about human beings struggling to survive in an unfair system. Full Review ...

  4. 'Parasite' Review: The Lower Depths Rise With a Vengeance

    Parasite. NYT Critic's Pick. Directed by Joon-ho Bong. Comedy, Drama, Thriller. R. 2h 12m. Find Tickets. When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our site, we earn ...

  5. Review: 'Parasite' is one of the year's very best movies

    In a range of fall releases, including "Joker," "Parasite," "Hustlers" and "Knives Out," major movies take on issues of class and income inequality Oct. 7, 2019

  6. Parasite movie review: The class-conscious thriller of the year

    Korean export. Parasite. may be the class-conscious thriller of the year. Maybe you can't actually eat the rich. But you can steal their lunch, and their life: That's the essential premise of ...

  7. 'Parasite' ('Gisaengchung'): Film Review

    Parasite, starring Lee Sun-kyun (left) and Cho Yeo-jeong, takes a "microscopic" look at two families — one rich, one poor. Courtesy of Cannes. Returning to home turf after a run of international ...

  8. 'Parasite' Review

    Film Review: 'Parasite'. Korean auteur Bong Joon-ho is on excoriating form in his exceptional pitch-black tragicomedy about social inequality in modern Korea. A laugh turns into a snarl which ...

  9. Parasite review: A chilling thrill ride about inequality

    Parasite is an unpredictable, thought-provoking masterpiece about inequality. Bong's films are always hilarious and farcical, almost slapstick and then violent. There are no real heroes but few ...

  10. 'Parasite' Movie Review: Bong Joon-ho's Latest Film

    At the heart of Bong Joon-ho's latest film, "Parasite," starring Song Kang-ho, Park So-dam, Choi Woo-shik, and Jang Hye-jin, is the most gnawing evolutionary fear of all, the inability to ...

  11. Parasite Review

    Parasite is a film that sneaks up on you. The first hour is a dark screwball comedy that's filled with funny characters and silly situations. Then a sudden about-turn changes everything that's ...

  12. Movie Review: 'Parasite' : NPR

    Movie Review: 'Parasite' Snowpiercer director Bong Joon-ho has made a South Korean social satire that's also a genre-bending Palme d'Or ... 2019 3:54 PM ET. Heard on All Things ...

  13. 'Parasite' review: Bong Joon-ho's twisty black comedy is brilliant

    Review: 'Parasite' attaches to your soul with a thought-provoking tale of social inequality. "Parasite" sounds like an unnerving horror movie about unwanted invaders, but that's just one ...

  14. Parasite (2019)

    Winner of the Palme d'Or at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, Parasite shows the extent to which we go to in order to live a comfortable life. The devil is in the detail in this grotesque critique of social inequality and the psychology of money. 9/10. Multilayered portrayal of the real Korea.

  15. Parasite

    Meet the Park Family: the picture of aspirational wealth. And the Kim Family, rich in street smarts but not much else. Be it chance or fate, these two houses are brought together and the Kims sense a golden opportunity. Masterminded by college-aged Ki-woo, the Kim children expediently install themselves as tutor and art therapist, to the Parks. Soon, a symbiotic relationship forms between the ...

  16. Parasite (2019)

    Parasite: Directed by Bong Joon Ho. With Song Kang-ho, Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Choi Woo-sik. Greed and class discrimination threaten the newly-formed symbiotic relationship between the wealthy Park family and the destitute Kim clan.

  17. Parasite (2019) Movie Review

    Parasite Review: Bong Joon-ho's Latest is Truly One of a Kind. Funny, disturbing, and heartbreaking all at once, Parasite finds Bong in top form as a storyteller, delivering a film like no other this year. Parasite is not only one of the best movies of 2019, it's a film that (as you might've heard by now) is better experienced going in knowing ...

  18. Parasite Review: A Remarkable Tale for Modern Times [Fantastic Fest 2019]

    Movie and TV Reviews; parasite (2019) About The Author. Ryan Scott (10035 Articles Published) Recommended Articles. Infested (2024) (2024) Infested Review: One of Scariest Killer Spider Movies We ...

  19. Parasite

    Movie Review. It started with a rock. A special rock. A lucky rock. A so-called "scholar's rock," valued for its rugged, regal shape. It was a gift to Kim Ki-woo, a university-age (though not university-bound) guy who doesn't have much use for a rock, but sure could use a little luck.

  20. Movie Review: Parasite (2019)

    Worthy of a Mack Sennett comedy, a sweet family drama turns into a tumultuous melange of hidden chambers, revenge, bloody violence, a torrential rainstorm, people hiding under beds, and any other mayhem that may come to mind. To be clear, Parasite can be very funny and some of the satire is sharp-edged, yet it is hardly, as one critic described ...

  21. Parasite (2019 film)

    Parasite (Korean: 기생충; RR: Gisaengchung) is a 2019 South Korean dark comedy thriller film directed by Bong Joon-ho, who co-wrote the screenplay with Han Jin-won and co-produced. The film, starring Song Kang-ho, Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Choi Woo-shik, Park So-dam, Jang Hye-jin, Park Myung-hoon, and Lee Jung-eun, follows a poor family who infiltrate the life of a wealthy family.

  22. Parasite Movie Review

    Mention of WhatsApp. Parents need to know that Parasite is a brilliant social satire from acclaimed South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho ( Snowpiercer, The Host ). It's alternately funny, shocking, and thoughtful, but it's also quite mature. Expect a few scenes of extremely strong violence, blood, and gore, with….

  23. Movie Review

    Parasite, 2019. Directed by Bong Joon-ho. Starring Song Kang-ho, Choi Woo-shik, Chang Hyae-jin, Park So-dam, Cho Yeo-jeong, Lee Sun-kyun, Jung Ziso and Lee Jung-eun. SYNOPSIS: A poor family tricks ...

  24. 2019 Was The Best Movie Year Ever According To Rotten Tomatoes

    ScreenRant. Custom image by Yeider Chacon. Summary. Rotten Tomatoes ranks 2019 as the best movie year ever with 11 films, but not everyone agrees with their methodology. The list includes hits like Parasite and Avengers: Endgame, showing a mix of genres and commercial successes. While 2019 had great films, longevity and cultural impact are ...

  25. Normal Movies That Become Horror Halfway Through

    Neil Maskell , MyAnna Buring , Harry Simpson , Michael Smiley , Emma Fryer , Struan Rodger. Main Genre. Horror. Runtime. 95. Kill List is the tale of a broken man who, for the sake of keeping his ...

  26. 'Palme d'Or whisperer': Tiny US studio Neon eyes fifth Cannes prize

    Neon, a New York-based indie movie outfit, has been dubbed "the Palme d'Or whisperer", for a track record that turns the world's most powerful movie producers green with envy. Films like "Parasite ...

  27. Djibouti fights deadly malaria wave with GMO mosquitoes

    In 2019, a team of scientists released Africa's pioneer batch of gene-modified mosquitoes to gather data on the potency of the technique in Burkina Faso where malaria is a leading cause of death.