Any film with the name Yorgos Lanthimos attached to it means you’re in for one strange and outrageous head trip. Depending upon your sentiments regarding the filmmaker’s, ahem, unique canon (“The Lobster,” “The Favourite,” “Poor Things,” “The Killing of a Sacred Deer,” and so on) could mean you’ll be either super hyped or devoutly disinterested when a new film of his comes out.

“Bugonia” is a different beast, and I’d be willing to wager that even the filmmaker’s staunchest detractors might find a kernel or two to savor in his latest insane and insanely brilliant concoction — one of the wildest cinematic rides of 2025.

That said, “Bugonia” does stick to the Lanthimos surreal playbook, hurling out shocks, reveling in abundant weirdness and dousing everything in dark humor. So it’s a surp

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