Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite, a film that has received near universe praise since its Cannes debut, is a masterful synthesis of the director’s great skill as a filmmaker. The South Korean storyteller, who has been active since 1994, is known to dabble in difficult-to-confine genres, sampling his funky take on crime epics (Memories of Murder), creature features (The Host), and sci-fi larks (Snowpiercer) but always with a flair for the theatrical, a knack for the oddball, and with a good store of surprises up his sleeve. Even his sloppiest film (Okja) reveals a storyteller with an iron-clad command over his intentions. His best works though can be truly transcendent. And that is what we’re dealing with here.  Read More