"One time in the fourth grade, I messed around with a lab frog. I figure this is my punishment."

From Train to Busan to the far flung future with cloning and facism, Korean cinema spans the genre gamut. Mickey 17, the latest film from Parasite's Bong Joon Ho, is the latter as a look into the future with Robert Pattinson playing two roles as Mickey 17 and Mickey 18. Along with a cavalcade of character actors, it attempts to take to task facism, biotech abuse, and more to unsucessful effect.Texas Tech's Dr. David D. Perlmutter and K-Drama anthropologist Miranda join the show to talk Korean cinema and so much more.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-kulturecast--2883470/support.