You wouldn’t know it, watching his joyously bonkers new movie Bugonia, but Yorgos Lanthimos is tired. His latest “comes at a point where I’ve made a lot of films, and
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… isn’t nearly as good as Lanthimos’s The Favourite or The Killing of a Sacred Deer. Both had such masterful visual style combined with purity of intent. This is looser
In portraying a conspiracy-obsessed alien believer in Yorgos Lanthimos’ absurdist dark comedy Bugonia, Jesse Plemons immediately turned to a good mate . . . an ardent “extraterrestrialist” within his tight
With The Venice Film Festival capturing the cinematic world’s attention once more, we take a look back at the essential annual event’s often chequered history.
Jesse Plemons and newcomer Aidan Delbis play conspiracy theorists (is that a job?) who kidnap Emma Stone's CEO, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying Earth. Yorgos Lanthimos'
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... lots of promise, but it is a bit of a mess.
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… other than some wry moments and pretty images, and it leaves the experience feeling ultimately unsatisfying, hollow and indulgent.
Poor Things’ grand exploration of human identity is thrilling where it could be pompous because the protagonist at its heart is thoroughly sketched and expertly performed.
… sweet though predictable …
If we use our fingers to swipe left or right in our search for a potential love interest, then Christos Nikou’s Fingernails is a painful metaphor for our digits, as