Parasite

Black-and-White Version of Parasite Coming in 2020; Jim Jarmusch Names Bong Joon Ho’s Film His Favorite of 2019

Ranking near the top of our list of the 50 best films of 2019, Bong Joon Ho's Parasite has taken the world by storm. Nearing the $22 million mark in the U.S. a...

The Film Stage’s Top 50 Films of 2019

For our most comprehensive year-end feature, we're providing a cumulative look at The Film Stage's favorite films of 2019. We've asked our contributors to...

‘Parasite’ Stars Park So-dam and Choi Woo-shik on Breaking Barriers and Cultural Differences

Choi and Park—who like Ki-woo and Ki-jung, have an intimate understanding of what it’s like to take rejection with a grain of salt in a competitive labor market—reflect on how they became involved in Parasite....

Song Kang-ho on Father Figures, Not Having a Plan, and Why ‘Parasite’ is the Culmination of Bong Joon-ho’s Career

We talk to the veteran actor, whose filmography is saturated with projects helmed by masters of contemporary Korean cinema....

The Film Stage Show Ep. 370 – Parasite

We go in-depth on Bong Joon-ho's Parasite with clearly-delineated spoiler sections....

How Bong Joon Ho’s ‘Parasite’ Finds the Humanity and Tragedy in Modern Society

His Palme d’Or winner captures the dichotomy of the modern family in a continuously regressive capitalist society, the idealization of glamour and wealth in a place where the poor can barely keep themselves alive....

15 Films to See in October

It's October, which means a season of horror awaits, but aside from a few compelling genre options this month, one might be best served to queue some classics. ...

12 Films to See at the 57th New York Film Festival

The year's best-curated selection of cinema begins this Friday at Film at Lincoln Center: the New York Film Festival....

The Best Films at the 2019 Toronto, Venice, Telluride, and Locarno Film Festivals

With the Toronto International Film Festival concluding this past weekend and Telluride, Venice, and Locarno in the rearview, the first phase of fall film festivals have concluded....

50 Films to See This Fall

As summer cools down, we're entering perhaps the best time of year for cinephiles....

News

The Criterion Collection’s July Lineup Includes 4Ks of Pat Garrett, Le Samouraï, and Risky Business

Quentin Tarantino Plans Fall Shoot For The Movie Critic, Lynne Ramsay and Walter Hill Set Next Films & More

Werner Herzog Joins Bong Joon Ho’s Animated Feature, Paul Walter Hauser Will Play Chris Farley & More

Trailers

Kim Minhee Meets Cats and Makes Conversation in U.S. Trailer for Hong Sangsoo’s In Our Day

Family Portrait Trailer: Deragh Campbell is on an Elusive Search in Lucy Kerr’s Locarno Winner

Martin Scorsese Exalts the Films of Powell and Pressburger in First Trailer for Acclaimed Documentary

Reviews

Challengers Review: Non-Stop Lurid Entertainment Rides the Charisma of Its Stars

Omen Review: An Assured Debut That Never Falters in Ambition or Surprise

The People’s Joker Review: Superhero-Skewering Satire is Miraculous in Multiple Ways

Features

NYC Weekend Watch: Amnesiascope, Alain Delon, James Dean & More

New to Streaming: Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy, Coup de Chance, Goodbye, Dragon Inn, Suzume, Ennio & More

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

Interviews

Frederick Elmes on John Cassavetes’ Infectious Confidence, Imitating Sven Nykvist, and Ang Lee’s Hulk

Becoming the Beast: George MacKay on Fighting for Bertrand Bonello’s Film, Learning French, and Modern Incel Culture

“I’m Not an Actor”: Léa Seydoux on Her Creative Self and False Public Perception

Podcasts

The Film Stage Show Ep. 534 – Monkey Man (with Jenny Nulf)

The B-Side – In Conversation with Larry Fessenden

The Film Stage Show Ep. 533 – Love Lies Bleeding (with Lily Marotta)