By Aisylu Akhmetzianova

"Parasite" by director Bong Joon-ho topped the list of the "100 Best Movies of the 21st Century" of the New York Times.

The daily on June 27 released its selection from movies released from Jan. 1, 2000.

Premiering in 2019, "Parasite" was No. 1 while "Oldboy" (2003) by director Park Chan-wook came in 43rd and Bong's "Memories of Murder" (2003) 99th.

The Times called "Parasite," which won four Academy Awards in 2020, a "tale of haves and have-nots, and a ferocious rebuke to the devastations of neoliberalism" and "pleasurably kinked and unsettling shocker."

"Bong, a master of genre unbound by convention, fluidly shifts between broad comedy and blistering social satire throughout, then lights it all on fire with a paroxysm of tragic violence that's as stunning as it is inevitable," it added.

"Mulholland Drive" (2001) by David Lynch was second on the list and "There Will Be Blood" (2007) by Paul Thomas Anderson third.

Another notable selection on the list at 86th was "Past Lives" (2023) by Korean Canadian director Celine Song.

The rankings were compiled by surveying 500 globally renowned directors, actors, producers and film aficionados.

aisylu@korea.kr