Memories of Murder (2003) was Bong Joon-ho’s second feature film (following his directorial debut, 2000’s Barking Dogs Never Bite), and it follows a pair of Korean detectives with *extremely* differing views/approaches when it comes to criminals/suspects, trying to solve a series of brutal serial-murders.
Last year’s Parasite has won multiple awards across the globe for its genre-bending story of a poor family scheming to infiltrate a rich family’s household (with decidedly mixed results).
The film is also a box-office success, earning over $171 million worldwide on a production budget of $11 million.
Criterion is also running hot lately, with its new streaming service (The Criterion Channel) launching on April 8 in the US and Canada.