Parasite

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, 99% Certified Fresh Tomatometer Score
  • An urgent, brilliantly layered look at timely social themes, Parasite finds writer-director Bong Joon Ho in near-total command of his craft.
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    Tim RobeyMonocle
    I think it's a career peak for [Bong Joon-ho].
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    Simran HansMonocle
    Watching that drama -- the bricks sort of build and then topple -- is so satisfying.
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    Clarisse LoughreyIndependent (UK)
    [Bong Joon-ho]'s work is as playful as it is sincere and revelatory. He'll make you feel at home, and then rip the rug out from under you.
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    Linda MarricThe Jewish Chronicle
    This is what a true masterpiece looks like.
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    Ben CrollTheWrap
    Bong delivers a stunning return to form with this newest venture.
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    Mark KermodeObserver (UK)
    A tragicomic masterclass that will get under your skin and eat away at your cinematic soul.
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    Ryan McQuadeInSession Film
    Parasite is the movie we will look back on as the movie of 2019. It crosses over to every culture because it’s simply about human beings struggling to survive in an unfair system.
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    Jillian ChilingerianOffscreen With Jillian
    It is sadistic, angry and dark and has a lot to say about the system. This is the world we live in.
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    Jae-Ha KimJae-Ha Kim (Substack)
    "Parasite" has already made history for South Korea as the country's first film to win a Best Picture Academy Award. There are some moments I can't wrap my head around though, and one of them was the inclusion of Illinois State into the dialogue.
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    Manuel São BentoMSB Reviews
    Cinematography, score, editing… everything’s absolutely perfect. Nothing is placed without purpose. Not a single line of dialogue is wasted. It would be a shame if anyone fails to watch this magnificent movie just because it’s in a foreign language.
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