Mickey 17 + Desperate Protagonists

14-Mar-25 18:00

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Bong Joon-ho, acclaimed director of Parasite, is back with Mickey 17! This sci-fi thriller stars Robert Pattinson as a disposable worker on a colonization mission, one who keeps getting replaced every time he dies. We discuss if this is another win for Bong Joon Ho (and Pattinson) and then, on Take Two, talk about desperate protagonists in film and TV.

Image Credit: IMDb

Produced by: Lee Chwi Lynn, Dashran Yohan

Presented by: Lee Chwi Lynn, Dashran Yohan

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Categories: film, culture, performing arts

Tags: mickey 17, toni collette, take two, desperate protagonists, black comedy, expendable, the b-side, robert pattinson, bong joon ho, mark ruffalo, steven yeun, scifi, science fiction, dystopian, uncut gems, severance,

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