It’s Oscar season, so naturally we’re starting our brand new Director’s Circle podcast by talking about a little film called Parasite — you may have heard of it. Bong Joon-ho’s genre-bending masterpiece didn’t just win Best Picture in 2020, it bulldozed the competition and politely rewrote the rulebook while doing so.

In this debut episode, we climb deep into the basement to unpack what makes Parasite so disturbingly brilliant: the class commentary, the tonal tightrope walk, the meticulous direction, and why every rewatch somehow reveals something new (usually something horrifying).