The director's movie centering on two Seoul families — one super wealthy, one living in squalor — seems poised to become South Korea's first Oscar-nominated film. By Patrick Brzeski Asia Bureau Chief ...

“Parasite” seemed like a surprise, but look at it from another angle and it just may be the ideal movie for the academy. By Manohla Dargis Wesley Morris and A.O. Scott The morning after the Oscars and ...

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 19: Bong Joon-Ho attends the press conference held for cast and crew of 'Parasite' on February 19, 2020 in Seoul, South Korea.(Photo by THE FACT/Imazins via Getty Images) ...

Warning: This story contains mild spoilers for Parasite. When the director Bong Joon-Ho was a college student in Seoul, he landed a job tutoring the child of a wealthy family. He only lasted two ...

Every element of Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite is perfectly calibrated, from the performances to the sets to the music. The most incredible part of the score is a track that runs more than seven minutes ...

Some natural health practitioners say that parasite infections can be treated with a cleanse comprised of herbs and supplements. However, very limited research supports these claims. Parasites are ...

I was preparing dinner, portioning a piece of cod, when a small, pink blemish appeared in the pristine white muscle of fish. Removing the splotch with a knife tip, I realized something was very wrong.

A series of compounds that deprive iron essential for a parasitic worm could provide effective new agents for blocking ...

Parasite cleanses have wormed their way onto my Instagram feed (pardon the pun), with people documenting their experiences in graphic detail - from black-stained teeth, due to grape juices, to ...

Genes of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) encode proteins that recognize foreign antigens and are thus crucial for immune response. In a population of a single host species, ...

At the 92nd Academy Awards, South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho collected 4 Oscars, and in the most humble way possible: thanking his competitors in his acceptance speech and admitting he'd be doing a ...