Bugonia

If you are a Horror Thriller fan, go see this! It has Comedy but it was too serious of a subject to make me laugh, kidnapping, torture, abuse, the movie is basically horror thriller and you can see why i say this...I did not enjoy poor things, it ended up being a Victorian Era P0RN0.... This movie is more straightforward and easier to get behind...it's a movie you must see in theaters...I went in blind, i only knew about emma stone being baId and kidnapped because this guy thinks she's an Alien...It's one of those movies you can rewatch and better than most films that have came out this year...I would compare it to the Substance, although Substance is way more wild...Go SEE THIS.

Don't get me wrong, Emma Stone is terrific here, carrying that same cool, unreadable spark that Tilda Swinton built a career on, only with a younger, brighter edge. Stone has already collected two Oscars, though, and what really catches you off guard is Jesse Plemons, who turns in a performance so sharp and so unsettling that you keep thinking you've never quite seen him push himself like this.

"Bugonia" eases in with what looks like a simple setup, just two men talking, one dominating the dialogue while the other tries to keep pace, and before you realize it the whole thing has shifted into a story that moves fast yet stays grounded enough to feel like something that could unfold a few blocks from where you live. I was hooked from the first scene and stayed that way nearly all the way through, though the ending lingers longer than it needs to, just enough to place it a step below "Poor Things." Even so, it is unmistakably a Yorgos Lanthimos production, and it carries that same strange, irresistible flavor that makes his work so easy to sink into.

I am a big fan of Yorgos Lanthimos as a director from his previous films like "Poor Things" and "Kinds of Kindness", both of which I think are among the best movies of recent years. I also liked "The Lobster".

Now he is back with his former collaborators, actors Jesse Plemons and Emma Stone in the new film "Bugonia", which I think is another contender for best film of the year.

The story is about two men who kidnap a CEO because they think she is an alien trying to destroy the earth. Emma Stone plays the CEO and Jesse Plemons plays one of the kidnappers.

They both give excellent performances worthy of an Academy Award nomination. And the film is superbly shot by the cinematographer Robbie Ryan. I think this is the most beautifully photographed movie I have seen all year. And the production design and the music score are both very good. I recommend this movie to anyone who has enjoyed the previous work of Yorgos Lanthimos. A bizarre but enjoyable film.

Bugonia is a classic Yorgos Lanthimos movie as it examines the darkest parts of human nature in a characteristically darkly comedic fashion but it also offers something different when it operates as a tense thriller. It's a neatly structured film that only gets better once things properly escalate in a genuinely shocking way and it reaches a satisfying conclusion. This is another recent release which really feels of the moment.

Jesse Plemons is amazing by being fully committed to the naivety of his character which makes him equally threatening and gullible. Emma Stone is effortlessly confident and funny as she slowly begins to control the situation, continuing her winning collaboration with Yorgos in a way that shows her full potential once again. It's the constantly shifting power play between these two that keeps it so investing and unpredictable.

Director Yorgos Lanthimos delivers one of his strongest films to date where the trademark surrealism feels more appropriate thanks to the premise whilst working with some of his most consistent collaborators behind the camera. Robbie Ryan's cinematography knows how to make each scene look beautiful and surreal at the same time, complimented by Jerskin Fendrix's suitably paranoid score ensuring everything feels ominous when needed.

Lanthimos strikes again! And it's another masterpiece. Black Comedy, Satire, Social critic on internet conspiracy theories, weird, absurd, witty, bloody and last but not least a nihilistic comment on mankind working on its own extinction.

And what an intelligent screenplay it is! And all in all an exciting and entertaining movie with surprising twists. How many times can you leave the theatre feeling refreshed and inspired, because you know you have just watched something you have never seen on a screen before? Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons deliver great performances, on top of their skills. It's such a pleasure to watch actors with their depth and intensity.

I loved the whole experience, it's a brilliant movie, strongly recommended.