"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."
"His seamless screenplay springboards off the 2003 Korean film Save the Planet! But Lanthimos doesn't always write his film's screenplays. In fact, some of his best works Poor Things and The Favourite were penned by others. With Bugonia, the loopy twists and turns and unexpected trap-door gotchas bind together and orbit a parable that tap-taps-taps an irritated, angry zeitgeist nerve in the same vein as the creatively inspired and culturally relevant One Battle After Another."
Bugonia is a surreal, darkly comic film that blends abundant weirdness, shocks, and black humor into an audacious cinematic experience. The screenplay by Will Tracy adapts elements from the 2003 Korean film Save the Planet! while maintaining Lanthimos's surreal playbook. The plot centers on Teddy and his cousin Don, who kidnap biotech CEO Michelle, shave her head, and accuse her of being an alien. The film delivers loopy twists, unexpected trap-door turns, and a parable that taps an irritated, angry zeitgeist nerve. Jesse Plemons and Aidan Delbis play the bumbling kidnappers, and Emma Stone gives another awards-caliber performance.
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