Directed by Bong Joon-ho
Written by Bong Joon-ho and Sung-bo Shim based on the play by Kwang-rim Kim
Starring Kang-ho Song, Sang-Kyung Kum, Roe-ha Kim and Jae-ho Song
Running Time: 2 Hours and 12 Minutes

by Ian Hrabe

2020 has been such an arduous undertaking that Bong Joon-ho winning Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Picture for his 2019 film Parasite feels like a distant memory. That was the last time I remember feeling totally elated when the world was still relatively normal. Parasite was also one of the last movies I saw in the theater before everything shut down, and ranks up there with one of my all-time favorite moviegoing experiences. There are few joys simpler than weighing down your coat with snacks from the convenience store next to the movie theater and sitting in a near empty theater watching a film in the middle of the afternoon, but seeing Parasite was a transcendent experience.