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Two individuals, a woman with dark skin and hair, and a man with lighter skin and short hair, looking at the camera with neutral expressions.
Review

Mickey 17 review – gross and heartwarming in equal measure

by Hannah Strong

Robert Pat­tin­son stars as a so-called expend­able in Bong Joon Ho’s hot­ly antic­i­pat­ed fol­low-up to Par­a­site, fac­ing off against per­ma-tanned mega­lo­ma­ni­acs and crois­sant-shaped creatures.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Woman in a yellow hooded jumper carrying a metal pot, with a man in a black jacket walking behind her in a hospital corridor.
Review

Barking Dogs Never Bite

by Anton Bitel

Bong Joon-ho’s wry­ly fun­ny social com­men­tary is released for the first time in the UK cour­tesy of Curzon.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two people, a man and a woman, facing each other. The woman has long dark hair and is holding her finger to her lips, appearing thoughtful.
Review

Parasite

by Hannah Strong

Bong Joon-ho’s class-clash black com­e­dy will bur­row under your skin and stay there.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Two women, one with blonde hair and the other with dark hair, wearing pink clothing and holding microphones, surrounded by a crowd in an indoor setting.
Review

Okja

by David Jenkins

Bong Joon-ho deliv­ers a colour­ful satire that ques­tions the rela­tion­ship between cap­i­tal­ism, food and pets.

5
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A woman in a red jacket and blue jeans, holding a walking stick, standing in a wooded area.
Review

Mother

by Jonathan Crocker

Bong Joon-ho’s new movie is an elu­sive genre hyphen­ate: horror-comedy-mystery-thriller.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect