The director Bong Joon Ho’s new movie, Mickey 17, at first seems like a major pivot from his previous one, 2019’s Parasite. After winning Best Picture at the Oscars for the domestic (if gonzo) Korean black comedy,

From croissants to puppies in 'little cute hoodies,' filmmaker Bong Joon Ho talks about the conceptualization of the creepers in 'Mickey 17.'

I have seen my share of action movies, monster movies, and, to my chagrin, horror movies, but seldom have I seen a movie that treated the human body so callously, so coldly, or so cavalierly as Bong Joon-ho’s Mickey 17.

Of course Bong Joon Ho is an environmentalist. He recycles his own ideas."Mickey 17," a sloppy but enjoyable sci-fi comedy set in the year 2054, mashes together the monsterphobia of "The Host," the animal-rights activism of "Okja,

Mickey 17 is even more of a triumph after Warner Bros. reportedly made an alternate cut of the film to release instead of Bong Joon-ho's cut.

Nobody could be sadder than I am to report that Mickey 17 is a disappointment. I’ve been waiting eagerly for many months to see this latest effort by writer-director Bong Joon-ho (Parasite, Snowpiercer,