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.