Parasite

  • Theatrical - Limited 2019-10-11

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Synopsis

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... See more 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 two families. The Kims provide “indispensable” luxury services while the Parks give the Kims a way out of their shabby circumstances. But this new ecosystem is fragile, and soon enough greed and class prejudice threaten to upend the Kims’ newfound comfort.

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Parasite (TIFF 2019 Movie Review)

PLOT: A family of con artists worms their way into the good graces of a wealthy family. REVIEW: Bong Joon-ho is one of the most original, vibrant voices to emerge from South Korea’s film industry, ever since the creative explosion...

Review: Parasite (TIFF 2019)

PLOT: A family of con artists worms their way into the good graces of a wealthy family. REVIEW: Bong Joon-ho is one of the most original, vibrant voices to emerge from South Korea’s film industry, ever since the creative explosion...

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Parasite Oscar Nominations include Best Picture, Best Director & more

THE HOST and SNOWPIERCER director Bong Joon-ho's black comedy thriller masterpiece PARASITE is one of the best movies of 2019. And today we learned that the film scored SIX Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay and more! Here's the...

Parasite limited series in the works at HBO

THE HOST and SNOWPIERCER director Bong Joon-ho's black comedy thriller masterpiece PARASITE is one of the best movies of 2019. And today we've just learned that after being pursued by top streamers – including Netflix – HBO has snagged the rights to make...

Parasite wins Best Foreign Language Film at the Golden Globes

Former POTUS Barack Obama named THE HOST and SNOWPIERCER director Bong Joon-ho's black comedy thriller masterpiece PARASITE one of his favorites of 2019. And last night the flick scored Best Foreign Language Film at the Golden Globes. Nice! Check out the full list of...

Barack Obama names Parasite one of the year’s best

Bong Joon-ho's PARASITE held its world premiere at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival where it became the first Korean film to win the Palme d'Or – and with a unanimous vote. And has since snagged a stellar 99% approval rating over...

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Jake Ah hell, who’s harboring a holiday hangover? Little too much rum in the nog? F*ck it, primp a hair of the dog or two to get your asses back to level. We’ve got a significant Horror Ten Spot to...

Top 10 Movies of 2019 (JimmyO)

A few weeks ago while preparting my list of favorite films, I felt that this past year didn’t have a whole lot to offer in terms of great cinema. To be fair, there were a number of titles I missed in theatres, and as...

Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite awarded Best Picture by TCAF

Recently, I flew halfway across the world for … well, let's just say that it was for "a thing." Anyway, while I was stuck flying Delta, my fellow journalists who flew Virgin got to watch Bong Joon Ho's PARASITE as...
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