Parasite” filmmaker Bong Joon Ho’s original science-fiction film “Mickey 17” opened in first place on the North American box office charts.

An intimate sci-fi epic, comical yet serious, romantic and gleefully bonkers, “Mickey 17” is South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon Ho’s first film since winning a record-busting four Academy Awards

Bong Joon-ho is a one of a kind. He's only made 8 films in the past 25 years, but each feature is a precious jewel, expertly chiseled and finely shined. There are a handful of thematic and narrative obsessions that he cleverly reworks throughout his films — the injustices associated with Capitalism,