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Oscar-winning ‘Parasite’ reviewed

Bong Joon-ho's award-winning film is satire, thriller, comedy, allegory and horror all rolled into one

10 February 2020

8:04 PM

10 February 2020

8:04 PM

Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite won the Bafta for best foreign film and is up for six Oscars and it is an involving drama. And satire. And thriller. And comedy. And allegory. And it is fabulous and enthralling on all those counts. It works on every level which is, perhaps, fitting for a film about levels and whether you are at the top or bottom in life.

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