Directed by Bong Joon-Ho
Written Bong Joon-ho and Han Jin-Won 
Starring Song Kang-ho, Lee Sun-kyun and Jo Yeo-jeong
MPAA rating: R for language, some violence and sexual content
Running time: 2 hours and 12 minutes

by Ashley Jane Carruthers

“Dad, I don’t think of this as forgery or a crime.”

Lies pile up. Remember when you were a kid and your parents told you that even if you told ONE lie, it would snowball into a million billion lies? The same thing goes for pretending. I will admit that I previously held the title of reigning World Heavyweight Champion of Pretending. I mean it. Pretending became so natural for me that it was essentially what my day-to-day existence was. Even when I was *mostly* myself, the closest I had ever been to being true to myself, I was still pretending with the person I was the least pretend-y with. Therefore, all things considered, I believe I am highly qualified to say that the family we meet in the Cannes Palme d’Or winning film Parasite are serious virtuosos of pretending. Jesus, they’re good.