Film Listology: #71 - Parasite

From Special Topics in Media by Garret Castleberry

April 28, 2026 · 1h 10m · Season 8 · Episode 47

About this episode

The episode explores the film Parasite, its themes of class conflict, and its unique genre blending.

Send us Fan Mail As our "Film Listology" season counts down the Top 100 films in the Listology Super Index, we rediscover a surprise import of international acclaim: Parasite, from Academy Award-winning writer-director Bong Joon Ho, in 2019. Parasite tells the story of families dueling for class status amidst the backdrop of modern Seoul, South Korea. Parasite presents itself as a family black dramedy, a social satire, and even a heist-horror. In essence, Joon Ho's work functio...

People in this episode

Host: Garret Castleberry

Topics covered

film analysis
class struggle
social satire
international cinema
black comedy
heist

Keywords

Parasite
Bong Joon Ho
class status
South Korea
film review
black dramedy
social satire

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Parasite