Okja

[Drunk Monk]

Yeah, I luv Bong Soon Ho flicks. Snowpiercer. The Host. Not perfect films, but there's always something to chew on. We reviewed those other two here already. Okja reunites Bong with the always beguiling Tilda, who knocks it out of the ballpark with another one of her quirky her villianesses. I followed the Cannes controversy marginally, but that has little to do with this gem of a film. From the lush mountains of Korea, it moves into the gmo horrors of factory farming, with some brutal twists. It's funny, charming, satirical, shocking (although only in one graphic suggestion) and straddles sci-fi fantasy with that inimitable Bong style, another engagingly human tale from a child protagonist with a cgi centerpiece that works astonishingly well. I was captivated for the full two hours. That being said, despite its animal rights themes, I'm not recommending it to my family because it gets gritty in a weird k-flick way. Like his other films, it has plenty of flaws, but it's still entertaining just to see his storytelling sensibilities and the occasional cinematic strokes of sheer brilliance. If you liked his other films, this delivers in the same fashion. 

Eager to hear CF's take on this as we've shared opinions on previous Bong flicks. It's Netflix only.