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The SheHawk: Did we really need The Oscars to tell us that 'Parasite' is a good movie?

The SheHawk: Did we really need The Oscars to tell us that ‘Parasite’ is a good movie?

Cierra Noffke, Staff Writer February 24, 2020

Full disclosure: this is not a review about “Parasite,” the film created by South Korean director Bong Joon-ho that surprised the world (okay, the white world) by winning Best Picture at the 2020 Oscars....

The cast of "Parasite," winners of the best picture Oscar, backstage at the 92nd Academy Awards on Sunday, February 9, 2020 at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood, CA. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

Why ‘Parasite’ winning best picture is game-changing

Stephen Lambros, Staff Writer February 12, 2020

On Feb. 9, 2019, a fairly unassuming Sunday evening, the South Korean dramatic film "Parasite" was awarded best picture by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. Bong Joon-ho, the prolific...

In this handout photo provided by A.M.P.A.S. Best Picture Award winners for "Parasite" pose onstage during the 92nd Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre on Feb. 9, 2020 in Hollywood, Calif. (Matt Petit - Handout/A.M.P.A.S. via Getty Images/TNS)

Winners and losers from the 2020 Oscars

Brenna Flanagan, Lifestyles Editor February 10, 2020

There were sparks kindling under the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences when their nominations list for the 2020 Oscars came out. Once again, no female directors were nominated for the best director category....

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