126: Parasite (2019)

We're closing out February with our second Best Picture winner in a row, this time jetting off to South Korea for Bong Joon-ho's Parasite. How does it hold up a few years removed from its hype? Very well, it turns out!

CHAPTERS:

(00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 126: Parasite (2019)
(00:00:24) - Intro.
(00:01:28) - Our film this week is Bong Joon-ho's Parasite!
(00:10:12) - A brief note about the (probably) lower number of clips in this episode.
(00:11:22) - Getting into the production history.
(00:22:04) - Let's get into the movie proper, and talk about our cast.
(00:34:37) - A window into the lives of the Kims.
(00:38:35) - The Parks, and the importance of keeping up appearances.
(00:43:15) - Break!
(00:43:40) - We're back, and the scam begins in earnest.
(00:49:55) - The dad arrives, and a little about actor Lee Sun-kyun (content warning for suicide discussion).
(00:57:14) - Extracting the housekeeper.
(01:05:55) - Everything's coming up Kim.
(01:13:02) - Ding dong.
(01:25:58) - It's a ram-donnybrook!
(01:30:40) - That's no ghost.
(01:33:08) - Trapped under the world's widest coffee table.
(01:37:34) - The effects of monsoon season are not applied equally.
(01:41:15) - Barreling toward disaster.
(01:50:37) - People start dying very quickly.
(01:54:15) - The extended epilogue.
(O2:04:39) - Final thoughts.
(02:07:32) - Our plans for next month and beyond.
(02:12:41) - Outro.