Okay so I have a love-hate relationship with Yorgos Lanthimos. He is either brilliant, or he’s a self indulgent mess with no message of any kind and there really doesn’t seem to be any in between. So watching his movies is tedious. That said he always manages to pull in actors that I love so I always bite the bullet and watch whatever he puts out. Because quite frankly when he’s good, he’s so good you can’t miss it. This year’s entry is Bugonia. And from a hit or miss director this one is a hit.
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Yorgos Lanthimos is one of the best directors out there, especially when he is locked in. He has such an interesting way of allowing for so much nuance in his commentary. No one is innocent, not even the oppressed party he is commenting on behalf of. The cast did an incredible job of delivering these nuances in a way that still made the overall point of the film extremely clear. The other thing about Yorgos’ films in general is that his commentary is always delivered with an absurdist background. This allows for a much more extreme level of commentary that is still entertaining and enjoyable. So you can enjoy the commentary without feeling like you are being preached to. Overall it was an incredible film, Yorgos’ 2025 entry is a hit. I can overlook personal preference and give it a 10/10. It is one of Yorgos’ best.
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