Poor Things

Such sharp, cutting cinema in such an unapologetically bizarre package- this is Lanthimos at his best. Even with his more recent serious turn, it's always been The Lobster that remained at the top of my personal list, and Poor Things takes everything good about that movie and blows it up to ridiculous, inflated proportions. The camera work, sets, costumes, makeup, hair- it's all some of the best you'll see this year. This beautifully impressionist base allows ample room for everyone from Emma Stone (expected) to Mark Ruffalo (not expected) to deliver performances that are just as thought-provoking as they are hilarious. It's not often that a comedy scores anywhere near this high for me, but its cold nonjudgementalness towards all of its characters' destructive actions allows it to really pack some punch, and its layers of abstraction allow it to direct that punch towards such a wide range of issues. A movie that had me deep in thought for quite a while after I left the theatre, but also just a gorgeous addition to the canon of Weird Girl Cinema. Spectacular! Amber's thoughts: this movie was so stunning, visually and emotionally. the fisheye lense and the black and white to color, the commentary on feminism and misogony, the pedophilic tones towards the main character, the disregard for people pleasing,,, this movie was so profoud i have nothing to say on the matter. also, the hair and costumes ATE. 56/10