Bugonia

Wow. This is even better on rewatch. This is going to be hard to beat as the best picture of the year. Every single cast and crew member giving their absolute best. An acting and technical tour-de-force. Robbie Ryan’s cinematography, Yorgos’s directing, every performance, and Jerskin Fendrix’s score are all to die for.  There’s so much to consider here. Ultra-capitalism fueling corporate eco-terrorism and the cruelty of humanity even when we feel righteous in our beliefs and actions. That ending.. is humanity worth saving? Is either character justified in their radicalisms? I love Yorgos’s admiration for insects and animals. He highlights this in most of his films but particularly this one - how animals are generally able to coexist much better and are much less violent than humans despite our massive intellectual gap. The animals once again thrive when the exploitative and destructive humans are gone. Much more to think about. The writing and dialogue in this film are brilliant. Can’t wait to watch again and again. These are fucking masters!