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 ...

The director Bong Joon-ho’s new movie, Mickey 17, at first seems like a major pivot from his previous one, 2019’s Parasite.

Directed by Bong Joon-Ho, “Mickey 17” is a dark comedy sci-fi film adapted from Edward Ashton’s 2022 novel “Mickey7.” Set in 2054, egomaniac politician Kenneth Marshall, played by Mark Ruffalo, hosts ...

Even with some special sauce, “Mickey 17” might not be for everyone. But for those who like the unpredictable nature of a ...

Bong Joon-ho’s follow-up to Parasite is another darkly comic satire of our capitalist hellscape. But even with Robert ...

South Korean director Bong Joon-ho sets the bar low with Mickey 17, a tepid sci-fi comedy about colonization and worker disposability, that completely falls short of his 2019 masterpiece Parasite.

The titular Mickey 17 (Robert Pattinson), birth name Mickey Barnes, signs up for the expedition to flee a loan shark who wants him dead. Paradoxically, he joins as an “expendable”: someone who can die ...