How Bong Joon Ho Crafted His First (Mostly) Happy Ending
Bong Joon Ho considers himself an optimist, even if it’s not exactly obvious from his work. “It doesn’t work to deny the dark reality, to just gloss over it,” he explained to me through his go-to translator (and awards season celeb) Sharon Choi.
Every Bong Joon-ho Movie, Ranked from Great to Greatest
Bong Joon-ho is a one of a kind. He's only made 8 films in the past 25 years, but each feature is a precious jewel, expertly chiseled and finely shined. There are a handful of thematic and narrative obsessions that he cleverly reworks throughout his films — the injustices associated with Capitalism,
Bong Joon-ho’s “Mickey 17” achieves no. 1 debut, grosses $53.3M globally
South Korean director Bong Joon-ho’s latest film, Mickey 17, debuted at No. 1 in the North American box office, becoming the first film by a Korean filmmaker to achieve this feat. According to Box Office Mojo,
Bong Joon-ho's 'Mickey 17' takes top spot on North American box office
Director Bong Joon-ho’s latest film “Mickey 17” topped the North American box office over the weekend, a first-time feat for any Korean director.
Box Office: Bong Joon Ho’s ‘Mickey 17’ Opens to Sluggish $19M in U.S. Launch
The Warner Bros. film, starring Robert Pattinson, still won the weekend despite coming in on the lower end of expectations.
Bong Joon Ho takes on sci-fi with ‘Mickey 17’
An intimate sci-fi epic, comical yet serious, romantic and gleefully bonkers, “Mickey 17” is South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon Ho’s first film since winning a record-busting four Academy Awards
"I Relied Heavily on Rob": Bong Joon Ho Discusses Mickey 17 and What Robert Pattinson Brought to His Characters
Collider’s own Steve Weintraub was lucky enough to sit down with director Bong and his translator to talk about all things Mickey 17.
‘Mickey 17’ Review: An Amusing Robert Pattinson Gamely Tackles a Double Role in Bong Joon Ho’s Scattershot Sci-Fi Follow-Up to ‘Parasite’
The actor plays a repeatedly reconstituted “expendable” in this dark comedy set in a nascent ice planet colony, also starring Naomi Ackie, Steven Yeun, Toni Colette and Mark Ruffalo.
What Movie Should I Watch Tonight? ‘Okja,’ an Odd Bong Joon-ho Delight on Netflix
The latest Bong Joon-ho movie to hit theaters has a lot in common with his girl-and-her-big adventure Okja, which is streaming on Netflix.
In Bong Joon Ho's 'Mickey 17', Robert Pattinson has excellent chemistry — with himself
Oscar-winning director Bong Joon Ho teams up with actor Robert Pattinson for a sci-fi satire about a man who signs up to be an "expendable:" His DNA can be reprinted, so he can die again and again.
In "Mickey 17," Bong Joon-ho rips into Trump with a rousing, space-set satire
This article contains mild spoilers for the film "Mickey 17." Only 34 days after Bong Joon-ho’s dark comedy “Parasite” made ...
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Bong Joon Ho, Susan Morrison, and Zoe Saldaña on The Treat
Director Bong Joon Ho discusses his long-awaited “Parasite” follow-up “Mickey 17,” Susan Morrison talks profiling Lorne ...