Bong Joon-ho

Exclaim!'s 8 Most Underrated Films of 2017

2017 in Lists

PUBLISHED Jan 3, 2018

The gap between blockbusters and indie films has grown so large that one could reasonably consider any film outside of a Disney-owned franc...

Okja

Directed by Bong Joon Ho

PUBLISHED Jun 22, 2017

Countless films have come close (including, but not limited to, Food, Inc., Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret and Forks Over Knives), b...

Here's Your First Look at Jake Gyllenhaal in 'Okja'

PUBLISHED Mar 27, 2017

Celebrated director Bong Joon-ho is set to follow his acclaimed Snowpiercer with a Netflix exclusive called Okja. Before the film arrives i...

'Snowpiercer' Becoming a TV Series

PUBLISHED Nov 11, 2015

Combining The Little Engine That Could with a dystopian hellscape, Bong Joon-ho's Snowpiercer was a runaway success in 2014. Since audience...

Snowpiercer

Bong Joon-ho

PUBLISHED Jul 18, 2014

Dystopian fictions are parables, basically. They necessarily take place in the future so that their themes resonate more strongly. They're...

Barking Dogs Never Bite

Bong Joon-ho

PUBLISHED Jul 22, 2010

There's an old adage in Hollywood: "never kill the dog." Do whatever you can to any of the heroes ― splatter their brains over the wa...

Mother

Bong Joon-ho

PUBLISHED Jul 22, 2010

South Korean writer/director Bong Joon-Ho is three for three. Between 2003's serial killer caper Memories of Murder, 2006's revisionist mon...

The Host

Bong Joon-ho

PUBLISHED Mar 28, 2007

What better way to revive the sagging monster movie genre than to begin with a revelation that the titular threat is a result of chemical w...