Parasite

Unless you’ve been living under a rock or you just don’t care about anything to do with the entertainment business, you probably know that Parasite took two major awards at this year’s Academy Awards Ceremony.  They won Best International Film and Best Picture for 2019.  First time ever in 92 years.  That could have happened last year with Roma, however, they were one best award shy.  Personally, that’s okay with me.  I enjoyed this much more than Roma, although I speak only a tiny amount of Spanish, and absolutely no Korean.  The basic premise…the Kim family is poor, living hand-to-mouth, the Park family is affluent.  A chance encounter by the Kim’s son with a former school chum connects the two families, although there are several complications, secrets, and downright lies that keep the Parks from connecting the dots.  Deftly orchestrated, near misses abound and the twists and turns keep you on the edge of your seat.  Rating:  ooo - - ooo- o- o-o ooo   (check your Morse Code)