Bong Joon-ho

Let’s Talk About “Mickey 17”: The Identity Problem

How can a director explore ethical considerations of murder, spiritual complications of immortality, altruistic treatment of non-human life, and duplication of identity in under 140 minutes? How can an opening scene spark profound compassion, sadness, and understanding of humanity? Bong Joon Ho,
April 10, 2025

“Mother”: Bong Joon-ho’s Quietest yet Most Devastating Movie

Bong Joon-ho is one of Korea’s most prolific and accomplished filmmakers. He is most well known for his big-budget English-language films, e.g., “Snowpiercer” (2013) and “Okja” (2017), but his Korean-language movies are what I consider to be his most interesting and grounded
May 2, 2019

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