Once again, a collaboration between Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone has become the center of attention in Academy Awards discourse. Bugonia is expected to become the third film to earn him a Best Director nomination. At least, the momentum is trending in the right direction – the glowing reviews for Bugonia are the kind of critical acclaim that will positively affect its awards season journey.

Though this is Lanthimos' first official remake, based on the South Korean movie Save the Green Planet! , it still features some of the idiosyncratic trademark choices we associate with the director , especially in movies written by him. For instance, Bugonia is clearly a "Good For Her" movie , making what seems like a dark ending on paper feel celebratory due to its perspective.

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