Emma Stone tackles a high-concept, high-risk thriller with Friday’s “Bugonia.”

A remake of a decades-ago South Korean picture, adapted by Will Tracy (“The Menu,” “Succession”) with a decidedly wicked sense of humor, “Bugonia” somehow speaks directly to our divided moment in a way it never could have 20 years ago.

Two men, Teddy Gatz (Jesse Plemons), a conspiracist beekeeper, and his cousin Donny (Aidan Delbis), who live in a dilapidated, isolated house in what looks like the Pacific Northwest, have plotted to kidnap Stone’s Michelle Fuller, the CEO of a sleek pharmaceutical corporation.

Why is Michelle targeted? Because, of course you know, she’s an alien.

In a world where people on social media will believe almost anything, this supremely accomplished business titan is captured just i

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