Double Feature
The Host (2006)
Man has made his newest predator. After toxic chemicals are dumped into South Korea’s Han River, a mysterious monster will emerge from the depths hungry for human-sized snacks. But when a young girl is snatched by the beast, her desperate family will do anything to get her back. Director-co-writer Bong Joon Ho’s raucously entertaining creature feature is an absolute blast best experienced on the big screen.
“A terrific hybrid-genre fantasy and a seriously scary freakout.” – Manohla Dargis, New York Times
- Director
- Bong Joon Ho
- Starring
- Song Kang-ho, Byun Hee-bong, Park Hae-Il, Bae Doo-na, Ko A-sung
- Year
- 2006
- Rated
- R
- Country
- South Korea
- Format
- 35mm
- Running Time
- 120 minutes
Mother (2009)
Don’t hate her son. She won’t stand for it. When a young schoolgirl turns up dead, the community’s fingers all point to Do-joon. And with ineffectual representation and apathetic law enforcement too lazy to look elsewhere, his mother will be forced to embark on an obsessive quest to clear her beloved son’s name, launching a world of unimaginable chaos and shocking revelations in director-co-writer Bong Joon Ho’s expert thriller.
“Enthralling! A dazzlingly multifaceted epic of stunning surprise.” – Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
- Director
- Bong Joon Ho
- Starring
- Kim Hye-ja, Won Bin, Jin Goo, Yoon Je-moon
- Year
- 2009
- Country
- South Korea
- Format
- 35mm
- Running Time
- 129 minutes