The films of Yorgos Lanthimos are always just slightly off. On the surface, they look sort of normal, but just below that, there’s something unexpected. A man looking for love, but if he doesn’t find it, he’s turned into an animal . A woman explores her sexual prime, but actually, she’s a reanimated corpse . Those sorts of things. Bugonia , the latest from the talented filmmaker, is kind of that, but also not. It’s got a weird twist to it, but the twist, this time, is the point. The whole film is centered on this question of how to perceive what’s happening, and by focusing on that weirdness, Lanthimos has created a film with tension, poignancy, and accessibility that’s beyond pretty much all of his previous films. It’s phenomenal.

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