Why Anti-Trump 'Mickey 17' Deserved Its Box Office Fate

Bong Joon-ho’s ‘Mickey 17’ Challenges U.S. Viewers In Ways ‘Parasite’ Didn’t

There’s nothing quite as stimulating as a satire done right. Our brains hit that sweet spot where we’ve suspended disbelief enough to immerse ourselves in a fictional world, and yet simultaneously remain aware of the metaphor linking everything back to our own reality. American audiences were wowed by this feat back in 2020 when Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite took the academy award for best picture, among others, and embraced cultural introductions to …

Why Anti-Trump 'Mickey 17' Deserved Its Box Office Fate

We get it. Director Bong Joon Ho hates Trump. We hate Mickey 17 even more. Here's how this sci-fi comedy fails again and again.