Parasite

World-class director Bong Joon Ho (Snowpiercer, Okja) upstaged Quentin Tarantino at Cannes this year (both their films opened on the same day), with his more serio- than comic thriller driven by anger and class hatred, punctuated by rapier slashes of laugh out-loud satire. The Kim family, dirt poor rat-trap dwellers, insinuate themselves into the affluent Park family and before you know it, take over their lives. Needless to say, the symbiosis breaks down into a brutal battle for control. Won the Palme d’Or at Cannes.  Also played Telluride and Toronto.

Directed by Joon-ho Bong; Written by Joon-hi Bong & Jin Won Han; 2019; Courtesy of Neon; Comedy, Drama, Thriller; South Korea; Korean with English subtitles; Cast: Song Kang Ho, Lee Sun Kyun, Cho Yeo Jeong. Runtime: 132 min.