Tag: Bong Joon-ho
Mickey 17 | Review
Born to Die: Joon-ho Beguiles with Irreverent Sci-Fi Socio-Satire
After significant delays, Bong Joon-ho’s highly anticipated Mickey 17 at last arrives with all his signature...
2019 TIFF: Fest Lands World Preems to Cretton, Crowley, Finley, Heller, Kurzel, Iannucci, Waititi & Winterbottom
Confirming what will show at Telluride and Venice, the 2019 edition of the Toronto Intl.Film Festival has managed to land several World Preem and...
2019 Locarno Film Festival: Fabrice du Welz, Donzelli, Fukada, Ameur-Zaïmeche & Pedro Costa Selected
The first edition of the Locarno Film Festival under Lili Hinstin's leadership will include the world premiere to Fabrice du Welz's Adoration and Valérie...
The Conversation: The Best of Cannes 2019
Zombies. The Undead. Reincarnation. These were some of the central themes and motifs displayed throughout an alarming amount of films in the 2019 official...
Parasite | 2019 Cannes Film Festival Review
A Judgement in Stone: Joon ho Tackles Privilege in Black Comedy
Strident class disparities in South Korea provide Bong Joon-ho with a novel approach to...
2019 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 9 – Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite
He made his first trip to Cannes in 2006 with the Directors’ Fortnight selected The Host, and after being selected for the Un Certain...
Live from Cannes: 2019 Cannes Critics’ Panel – Meet the Jury!
While the competition jury have some major clout in the likes of Iñárritu, Lanthimos, Pawlikowski, Reichardt, Campillo, Alice Rohrwacher, Elle Fanning, Maimouna N’Diaye, and...
2019 Cannes Film Festival: Mati Diop, Jessica Hausner & Céline Sciamma In Competition
Expect the unexpected. A mix of new faces and veteran filmmakers will make up the 72nd edition of the Cannes Film Festival with first works...
The Conversation: 2019 Cannes Film Festival Predictions
For several reasons, the 71st edition of the Cannes Film Festival was something of a slight progression, if at least for the number of...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #26. Parasite – Bong Joon-ho
Parasite
Bong Joon-ho returns to South Korea for his seventh feature Parasite, which is his fourth collaboration with actor Song Kang-ho in what seems to...
2017 Cannes Critics’ Panel Day 3: Bong Joon-Ho Has No Pet Peeve’s with Okja
He first hit the Croisette with another "creature movie" in 2006 with the Directors' Fortnight included The Host, and after showings of Tokyo! (2008)...
The Conversation: One Never Cannes Tell (2017 Edition)
It’s hard to believe, but we’re about five weeks away from the unveiling of the 2017 Cannes Film Festival lineup. After several months of...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2017: #6. Bong Joon-ho’s Okja
Okja
Director: Bong Joon-ho
Writer: Bong Joon-ho, Jon Ronson
Fans of South Korean auteur Bong Joon-Ho’s 2013 English language debut Snowpiercer will most likely be excited to...
Through the Looking-Glass…Top 200 Most Anticipated Films of 2017: #7. Bong Joon-Ho’s Okja
Okja
Director: Bong Joon-Ho
Writer: Bong Joon-Ho
Fans of South Korean auteur Bong Joon-Ho’s 2013 English language debut Snowpiercer will most likely be excited to learn he’s...
Best of 2014: Nicholas Bell’s Top 20 (Picks 20-11)
As seems to be the usual case, many of my top 2014 theatrical releases were actually 2013 titles I caught on the festival circuit...
Snowpiercer | Review
Hell Frozen Over: Joon-Ho’s Dystopic Thrill Ride an Arresting Examination of Cold Humanity
His first feature film since 2009’s Mother, as well as his English...
2014 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Bong Joon-ho’s Snowpiercer
We predicted Snowpiercer would break into Cannes of 2013. That didn't happen. We began to think about Toronto....and nope. Normally we would never associate...
2013 Cannes Film Festival Predictions: Bong Joon-ho’s Snowpiercer
#12. Bong Joon-ho's Snowpiercer
Gist: Based on the French graphic novel by Benjamin Legrand and Jacques Lob, Snowpiercer is set in a future where, after...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2013: #33. Bong Joon-ho’s Snowpiercer
Snowpiercer
Director: Bong Joon-ho
Writer(s): Joon-ho and Kelly Masterson
Producer(s): Steven Nam, Chan-wook Park, Jeong Tae-Sung
U.S. Distributor: The Weinstein Co.
Cast: Chris Evans, Jamie Bell, John Hurt, Alison...
