Why Bong Joon-ho's 'The Host' is a movie for our time
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More than just a monster movie
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GOGOL IN SEOUL: THE FILMS OF BONG JOON-HO – Artforum
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Before Parasite, Bong Joon-ho was skewering social systems in 2006's The Host - Vox
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The Host: Director Bong Joon-ho discusses his Monstrous Political Satire
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It's Bong Joon Ho's Dystopia. We Just Live in It. - The New York Times
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The Host – Vidiots
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The making of Parasite: Bong Joon-ho talks satire, social inequality, and staircase cinema
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Before Parasite, Bong Joon-ho was skewering social systems in 2006's The Host - Vox
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Parasite review: Bong Joon-ho's latest is the best movie of the year so far.
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Why “The Host” Is The Defining Monster Movie Of The 21st Century – IndieWire