'Bugonia' Confronts Society's Bald Misdeeds

'Bugonia' confronts society's bald misdeeds

From left, Emma Stone, Aidan Delbis and Jesse Plemons in “Bugonia.” Photo courtesy of Focus Features Oh, when will they ever learn? It’s a question that director Yorgos Lanthimos continually asks of his characters — and, by extension, the human species as a whole. His distinctly macabre filmography is filled with disturbing tales of morality, each finding ways to twist the knife on our preconceived notions. The off-kilter performances and absurd…

Playback: Yorgos Lanthimos, Disorder and Discomfort, from KINETTA to BUGONIA

Yorgos Lanthimos delights in discomfort. Lanthimos built a career on ritualized absurdity and moral distortion, spinning stories where love, control, and social order are pushed to the brink of the surreal. From Dogtooth's domestic isolation to Poor Things's sexually-charged, Frankensteinian fantasy, his movies dissect the rules that govern human behavior with deadpan precision and feral wit. It may not be a necessarily enjoyable ride, but, for …