Spotlight Now streaming and on DVD: 'Mickey 17' gives Bong Joon Ho another calling card BRUCE R. MILLER May 13, 2025 May 13, 2025 Updated Jun 12, 2025 0 × BRUCE R. MILLER Sioux City Journal entertainment reporter Bruce Miller says "Mickey 17" director Bong Joon Ho skates on the edge of Stanley Kubrick's best work. Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After director Bong Joon Ho cleaned house at the Oscars with his film “Parasite,” many wondered what he might do as a follow-up.kAm{F4<:=J[ :E H2D “|:4<6J `f[” 2 H:=5=J :?G6?E:G6 7:=> 23@FE 9F>2?D ECJ:?8 E@ 6DE23=:D9 2 32D6 @? 2 A=2?6E 42==65 }:7=96:>[ 4:C42 a_dc] q@?8’D 49@:46D 2C6 2D 4C62E:G6 2D 2?J $E2?=6J zF3C:4< >256 5FC:?8 9:D 46=63C2E65 42C66C]k^Am Robert Pattinson plays a man who is duplicated several times over to test the environment on a planet in "Mickey 17." Warner Bros. Pictures kAmx? 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Movies in a Minute: "Mickey 17" Sioux City Journal entertainment reporter Bruce Miller says "Mickey 17" director Bong Joon Ho skates on the edge of Stanley Kubrick's best work.
Now streaming and on DVD: 'Last Breath' earns its nail-biting moments If confined spaces make you nervous, get ready for a panic attack during “Last Breath.”
Now streaming and on DVD: Mikey Madison deserves the 'Anora' Oscar, no question Now that the dust has settled and the trophies are engraved, you should take a look at “Anora” and see just how sturdy it is as a Best Picture winner.
Now streaming and on DVD: 'Heart Eyes' isn't smile-worthy Where “Heart Eyes” loses is in its ability to mix humor and horror. Others have done it (particularly “Scream”), but this often drifts into a …
Now streaming and on DVD: 'Captain America' depends on too much from the past Supposedly a reset of the Captain America character, it has so many callbacks to past films, comic books and situations, it’s impossible to ge…
Now streaming and on DVD: 'Better Man' brings out another side of pop music Watching a monkey (a CGI monkey) go through the stages of stardom is awfully fun but the idea doesn’t always hold up.
Now streaming and on DVD: 'Minecraft Movie' builds an audience Here, in a blocky kind of world, Jack Black and Jason Momoa must help friends survive multiple threats before enemies try to end their fun.
