A frustrating watch. Bong seems to make two kinds of films. Those where his creativity elevates genres of filmmaking in a masterful way (Memories of Murder, Parasite) and those that are experimental and imaginative but sacrifice storytelling (Mickey 17, Okja, maybe Snowpiercer?)
I got into Korean cinema in the early '00s and was immediately part of the fan club. At the time Korean cinema, at least in the UK, was firmly found in the "foreign cinema" aisles along with other…
