The /Filmcast: Bonus Ep. – The Dark Tower and Okja (GUEST: Matt Singer from ScreenCrush)

David and Matt Singer from ScreenCrush review The Dark Tower. Then, Devindra and David discuss Bong Joon-Ho’s new film Okja. Be sure to check out Matt Singer’s review of The Dark Tower and Josh Spiegel’s review of The Dark Tower. Also, see answers to your Dark Tower questions. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993. Also, like us on Facebook! Download or […]

New Netflix film Okja is sci-fi satire so sharp it will cut you

Netflix The science fiction fairy tale Okja begins with a press conference so insane that it’s actually believable. In the near future, the Mirando corporation is trying to boost its stock prices by announcing a new project: superpigs, giant food animals whose poop is environmentally friendly. They’ll feed the world without polluting it! That’s when […]

This Week at the Movies: ‘Okja,’ ‘Baby Driver,’ ‘The B-Side’

No one complains more about the lack of quality movie-going options in these dog days of summer, so I’m more than a little embarrassed to note that this week is kind of a stunner: one of the year’s best narrative films, one of the year’s best documentaries, and a mainstream action flick that offers about […]

‘Okja’ Trailer: Family Adventure Meets Corporate Espionage in Bong Joon-ho’s New Netflix Film

There have been plenty of movies where an unsuspecting kid stumbles upon some kind of friendly creature, only to have the government or some greedy corporation want it for their own purposes. However, you’ve never seen that story in the hands of a director like Bong Joon-ho (Snowpiercer). Okja can best be described as E.T. […]

Watch the Nutty First Trailer for Bong Joon-Ho’s ‘Okja’

Bong Joon-Ho’s Okja has proven a surprisingly controversial movie – not, presumably, due to its contents, but its origin. The Snowpiercer director’s latest is premiering, unsurprisingly, as a competition title at the Cannes Film Festival, but it comes via the auspices of Netflix Original Films. So its inclusion – and that of Netflix’s The Meyerowitz […]

‘Okja’ Trailer: The Great Bong Joon-Ho Has Made a Creature Feature For Netflix

It can sometimes feel impossible to keep up with the original shows and movies Netflix is debuting on their streaming platform, but aside from that (probably profitable) Adam Sandler deal, they have a habit of showing off some pretty good taste. For example, they spent $ 50 million so the great South Korean filmmaker Bong […]