At the very least, the film paints a dynamic, moving portrait of our complicated relationship with marketing, animals, capitalism, and our diets.

| Aug 12, 2024

Despite all of the craziness going on all around, we believe in the superpig.

| May 12, 2023

Tilda Swinton is great as the eccentric CEO who wants to use the super pig for her own profits while Jake Gyllenhaal is the crazed zoologist by her side.

| Feb 22, 2023

"Okja" is the kind of story that will render audiences silent, leaving the experience feeling somehow hopeful despite being crushed beneath the weight of it.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Apr 19, 2022

Somehow, the very same qualities that make the film seem masterful might also be used to describe it as a mess. However you describe it, Bong's ambitions remain onscreen in an admirable, deeply resounding effort.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Mar 23, 2022

While I appreciate what Bong is saying regarding social awareness, there was something that bothered me and frankly left me shaken and in tears, and that was how humans themselves and in particular the character of K (Steven Yeun) are treated in the film.

| Aug 5, 2021

This heart-warming adventure packs a big social conscience and a bigger futuristic pig-type thing.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 22, 2021

The way Okja veers between action and comedy, horror and social commentary could lead to whiplash but it is never less than audacious.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Mar 1, 2021

A slightly satirical look on our real life meat production, Okja realistically tackles the dark underbelly that we often don't think of when we consume our food.

| Jan 2, 2021

Bong Joon-ho returns with a magical, sweary fable and international cast...

| Original Score: 5/5 | Sep 23, 2020

Truly a gem of a film.

| Original Score: 3.5/4.0 | Sep 18, 2020

Sadly, the horror and humour are dead on arrival. Despite an all-star cast featuring Tilda Swinton, Jake Gyllenhaal and Paul Dano, the performances are also wildly bad.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Aug 19, 2020

In a picture that has scenes of absurd humor, surreal beauty, and even dark cruelty, the whole piece ended up feeling surprisingly safe.

| Original Score: B- | Jul 18, 2020

Connects capitalism with animal cruelty in a crushing way, forcing you to reflect about the way animals go through hell before ending up in your plate.[Full review in Spanish]

| Jul 3, 2020

Although I really liked 'Okja', it did get a little too sentimental and manipulative for my tastes. Visually, it is a huge treat and the central performance by Seo Hyun is exceptional. I'm a proponent of this type of bold, risk-taking film-making.

| Original Score: 8.5/10 | Jul 2, 2020

While it's definitely a sweet tale of friendship and devotion, it's also challenging and weird as all hell, a scathing indictment of capitalism and the corporate meat industry, and a monster movie where the real monsters walk upright and wear pants.

| Original Score: B+ | Jul 1, 2020

The film makes me fall in love with an adorable creature, produced with stunning visuals. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 7/10 | Jun 27, 2020

Okja is a satire on corporate greed and how awful we are. I know people who stopped eating meat after they saw Okja.

| May 18, 2020

Swinton's corporate boss is something to behold. Her Lucy Mirando is the ultimate imposter and represents how they have taken over the world.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Apr 22, 2020

Bong puts together a shiny rollercoaster of a movie, with madcap chase scenes, fart jokes, and a heart-stopping climax that takes viewers inside a slaughterhouse...

| Apr 4, 2020