Yorgos Lanthimos directs Jesse Plemons, Emma Stone and Aidan Delbis in this satirical drama where two incels kidnap a young female CEO believing she is an alien in the end stages of colonising Earth.

Not my favourite Lanthimos. Just as it feels anyone could have made it. Where is his beloved fisheye lens, for example? Often this is merely a three hander play. Very talky, often numbingly sad. The fireworks come whenever Stone’s face resets whenever she realises whatever salvo of bullshit she is churning out isn’t helping her cause. And then ultimately it feels that late stage capitalism is let off the hook and we all must reap what we sow. Hmmm… Futile existence. Thanks for that message. The three leads giving Oscar worthy turns aside, the zany and gory Korean original is way more of a lark.

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Perfect Double Bill: Save The Green Planet! (2003)

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