Today, the Kicking the Seat Podcast and Keeping it Reel's David Fowlie look at Bong Joon-Ho's startling class war dramedy, Parasite! The twisty South Korean film won the Palme d'Or at Cannes this year, and it's easy to see why. When a poor family gradually begins infiltrating the home of a wealthy tech developer, secrets upon secrets upon secrets are revealed--leading to one of the wildest, most cutting climaxes of 2019.
In this spoilerific discussion, Ian and David marvel at Bong's deft storytelling and the winning performances he gets from his actors, and break down one of the way in which one of the lead characters both underscores and undermines his creator's thesis. This is the film that Knives Outshould have been!
Also, Ian has news about the VOD release of another year's-best film, Nick Alonzo's Decaf Don, and gives a "Shout! Out" to Shout Factory's rough-and-tumble Blu-ray release of Big Trouble in Little China!
Episode 478 is even more afraid of basements than ever!
Show Guide:
Intro Music: 0:00 - 0:14
Intro: 0:14 - 4:46
Parasite Trailer: 4:46 - 6:46
Parasite Discussion: 6:46 - 1:05:37
Outro Music: 1:05:37 - 1:05:52
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