The shocking alien twist in 'Bugonia' reveals humanity as a failed experiment. Here's what the ending really means.

As movies that diagnose the modern condition go, you can't do much better than Yorgos Lanthimos' Bugonia. Lanthimos has always been cold and caustic, proffering oddball metaphors for the absurd state ...

The following contains spoilers for BugoniaBugonia's wild ending reveals whether or not Emma Stone's pharmaceutical CEO is actually an alien, building to an even bigger twist in the film's final ...

The ending of Bugonia is reckoning a little bit more with a very specific kind of political turn and hopelessness that we're ...

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If you’re one of those conspiracy theorists who believe aliens are roaming Earth, then Yorgos Lanthimos’s “Bugonia” is the film for you. This satirical comedy starring Jesse Plemons, Aidan Delbis and ...

This story first appeared in Trying!, a thoughtful, funny, wide-ranging daily newsletter featuring essays from the mind of Matt Gross. You can sign up for them here. Those were simple aliens for ...

The films of Yorgos Lanthimos are always just slightly off. On the surface, they look sort of normal, but just below that, there’s something unexpected. A man looking for love, but if he doesn’t find ...

Yorgos Lanthimos’ movies are not my cuppa. From art-house oddities like “Dogtooth” and “Alps” to prestige fare like “The Favourite” and “Poor Things,” all I see is an urge to shock that scans as ...