Welcome to Watching, The New York Timess TV and movie recommendation site. At the beginning of every month, Netflix Australia adds a new batch of movies. Read the Empire review of Okja. Find out everything you need to know about the film from the worlds biggest movie destination. Okja Is the Summer Blockbuster of the Future We Need. Even if you dont see Bong Joonhos latest in a multiplex, this Netflix movie shows what great summer movies. Okja Reviews Metacritic. I didnt expect anything from Okja, mainly because I didnt like Snowpiercer and Netflix doesnt have a great track record when it comes to movies. But I watched it with an open mind, and it is simply a great movie. The decision in South Korea is rather similar. Netflixs dayanddate release strategy, in which Okja would open in theaters and also be available to stream. Reviews from the Cannes Film Festival of Bong Joon Hos Okja, Ruben Ostlunds The Square and Mohammad Rasoulofs A Man of Integrity. Behind the simple story of a little girl and her pig, there is a really complex movie with colorful, interesting, flawed and yet very relatable characters. When you see the relationship between Okja and the little girl, other movies like Totoro and Petes Dragon will come to mind, its the old tale of the friendship between the animalmystical creature and a kid. Full of innocence, beauty, and wonder. But the twist here is that this animal is being bred to be eaten. Im not a vegan, and I am still not a vegan after watching this movie. But reducing this movie to eating meat is murder would be completely stupid and plain wrong, I would remind people that we see the the girl eating fish and a grand father making chicken stew. Okja is not a real animal, its an imaginary creature made of CGIs. This is not a documentary about cows going to the slaughterhouse. But this Super pig that is Okja, is the catalyst for a lot of questions that we have today about our food. The movie is more about making people think about what is in our plates, how it got there, and where do you draw the line between an intelligent animal like a dog and a animal that is just food like a fish. About the tone of the movie, it successfully shows a harsh reality, but under the light of an excentric imagination. Its a movie where you laugh, cry, hate and think. And to me, it is all the marks of a great movie. I would add that some scenes are really not suitable for children though. This is more PG 1. The Snowpiercer director speaks about his second primarily Englishlanguage film, the globetrotting Netflix adventure Okja. We have not officially heard back from NEW. But the release date isnt until June 29, and we are hoping to find a way to screen Okja in CGV cinemas. BBC Culture picks nine films coming out next month, including Wonder Womans first standalone feature and a comedy starring Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler. Click the image below to the visit the official Super Pig Project website and find out more about Mirando You can still watch the first teaser trailer. Dirty Wars Full Movie Part 1.