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 ...
Even with some special sauce, “Mickey 17” might not be for everyone. But for those who like the unpredictable nature of a ...
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 and Best Director for the South Korean drama thriller “Parasite”, Bong Joon-ho returns to the director's chair after six years with “Mickey 17”— a sci-fi tale of a man ...
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.
Because he has no particular skills that would qualify him for a berth, he agrees to be an “expendable.” Mickey gets all the ...
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 ...
Kristopher Pollard from Milwaukee Film joins 12 News This Morning with what to watch this week.
“Mickey 17” is the kind of movie where you just have to trust the filmmaker to take you on a ride. Fortunately, it’s a ...
Bong Joon-ho's "Mickey 17" offers a darkly humorous and unsettling exploration of personhood, labor and power. With an ambitious narrative and visually striking execution, Bong crafts a sci-fi feature ...
Writer/director Bong Joon-Ho struck gold with his 2019 film Parasite, which won four Oscars, including Best Picture. That ...