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Tom Holland Has Met With Bong Joon Ho Recently & Wants To Work With The Filmmaker On A Project

February 9, 2022 11:35 am

Tom Holland is on top of the world right now. Not only is he the star of the biggest box office success in years, "Spider-Man: No Way Home," but he is prepping the release of “Uncharted,” which is the kickoff ...

Bong Joon Ho Says Animated Film Will Be Ready In 2025-2026; Inspired By ‘The Deep: The Extraordinary Creatures Of The Abyss’

Christopher Marc

July 9, 2021 9:23 am

News

"Parasite" director Bong Joon Ho ("The Host," "Snowpiercer") is likely still walking on the clouds after a historical awards season, Most would be, after ultimately earning well-deserved Oscars for Best Origin...

Bong Joon Ho To Direct An Animated Fantasy Film About Sea Creatures

Charles Barfield

May 13, 2021 10:58 am

News

Bong Joon Ho has never been a filmmaker that has shied away from working in genre filmmaking. He’s made features about a train in a post-apocalyptic future, a giant super pig, and a literal amphibious monster....

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The 14 Best Movies To Buy Or Stream This Week: ‘Synchronic,’ ‘Memories of Murder,’ ‘Nomadland’ & More

Jason Bailey

April 27, 2021 2:40 pm

News

Every Tuesday, discriminating viewers are confronted with a flurry of choices: new releases on disc and on-demand, vintage and original movies on any number of streaming platforms, catalog titles making a spla...

The Best and Worst of the 2021 Academy Awards

The Best & Worst Of The 2021 Academy Awards

Matthew Monagle

April 25, 2021 11:45 pm

Awards, Features, News

It was an Oscars ceremony unlike any other, but even the stripped-down version of the 2021 Academy Awards had its share of highlights and lowlights. Here's our list of the best (and worst) moments - and yes, D...

Adam McKay Says ‘Parasite’ TV Series Will Feature “An Original Story” In The Film’s Universe

Charles Barfield

April 22, 2021 2:51 pm

News, Television

Shortly after “Parasite” was released in 2019 and went on to earn near-universal acclaim, with some calling Bong Joon Ho’s drama a masterpiece, it was announced that Adam McKay was teaming up with the filmmake...

Bong Joon Ho Finished One Of His Two Upcoming Scripts That He’s Been Writing Simultaneously

Charles Barfield

February 15, 2021 11:07 am

News

You can’t win four Oscars in one year, including the first Best Picture win for a Korean-language film, without people dying to find out what you got coming next. And that’s exactly what filmmaker Bong Joon Ho...

Bong Joon Ho Named Jury President For This Year’s Venice Film Festival

Charles Barfield

January 15, 2021 10:18 am

Festivals, News

2020 was definitely not a great year for many people around the world, with the COVID-19 pandemic wreaking havoc. However, before the world seemingly shut down for most of the year, director Bong Joon Ho was r...

‘Memories Of Murder’: Bong Joon Ho’s Crime Masterpiece Remains Impactful With Its Murky Morality

Roxana Hadadi

October 23, 2020 2:27 pm

Essays, Features, News, Reviews

Regardless of genre, the films of South Korean auteur Bong Joon Ho persistently probe at the divide between the powerful and the powerless. The shape of that power is often tied to whatever cinematic form with...

‘Memories Of Murder’ Exclusive Clip: A Rare Song Might Be Evidence In Bong Joon Ho’s Masterpiece Re-Released By NEON

Charles Barfield

October 21, 2020 1:04 pm

News, Trailers, Video

With “Parasite” just arriving last year, we’re still going to have to wait a bit longer for a new Bong Joon Ho feature film. That being said, NEON has decided that now is the best time to re-release Bong’s cri...

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