Posts Tagged ‘Bong Joon-ho’
Episode 60 – Promising Young Woman
For this week’s podcast, we discuss the new dark comedy Promising Young Woman, starring Carey Mulligan and Bo Burnham. We also list the 6 coming-of-age films that defined us, and for our streaming homework, we review the 2009 South Korean thriller, Mother, directed by Bong…
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Top 15 Films of 2019 – Allen’s Picks
2019 was such an excellent year in film that I seriously debated pushing this list out to 25, maybe even 30 entries. There was such an abundance of quality work that whittling it down to a small grouping is about the equivalent of a parent…
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Episode 28 – Knives Out and Parasite
For this episode of the podcast, we review the star-studded whodunit Knives Out, as well as the South Korean dark comedy Parasite, directed by Bong Joon-ho. We discuss the movies our listeners suggested as the best movies they could only watch once, and for our…
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Film Review – Parasite
Bong Joon Ho’s Korean film, Parasite (2019) is a stunning achievement. It’s a work that is as keenly prescient as it is superbly crafted. One of the joys of watching a great movie is not having a clue where it is going. As Bong Joon…
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Film Review – Okja
Okja (2017) is a peculiar film. Bong Joon-ho, writer/director of works such as Snowpiercer (2013), Mother (2009), and The Host (2006), once again brings his unique creativity to this project, but there seems to be something missing this time around. His story is sweet, lovely,…
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Top 15 Films of 2014 – Allen’s Picks
Another year, another end of year movie list. 2014 was marked by a nice variety of cinematic offerings. From action blockbusters to independents, from foreign work to documentaries, there seemed to be great stuff coming from everywhere this year. While making lists will always be…
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