FlixChatter Guest Review: BUGONIA (2025) – Lanthimos’ dark satire reflects the strange paranoia of our time and hits the mark with eerie precision

Directed by Yorgos LanthimosStarring: Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Aidan Delbis, Alicia Silverstone The endlessly inventive Yorgos Lanthimos is back once again, reuniting with his now-regular muse Emma Stone for their third collaboration — and bringing along Jesse Plemons for their second team-up after 2024’s Kinds of Kindnesses. His latest, Bugonia, is an English-language remake of …

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FlixChatter’s Top 10 Films of 2023 + 20 Honorable Mentions

Happy Monday, everyone! My list of best/favorite movies of 2023 is here! I realize that I'm running a bit behind in posting my top 10 list... per my blog tradition, I usually wait until mid-January, but I waited another week so I could watch a couple of films I meant to see before I posted …

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FlixChatter Review: POOR THINGS (2023) – Emma Stone delivers a bravura performance in this wild + weird odyssey of self-discovery

Having seen a couple of Yorgos Lanthimos’ films, I knew I was in for something bizarre and eccentric. Let’s just say nothing can quite prepare oneself for the insane wild ride of Poor Things. Apparently, the Greek filmmaker has been wanting to make this film since 2009, even approaching Scottish novelist Alasdair Gray about adapting …

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Trailer Spotlight: POOR THINGS – Emma Stone + Willem Dafoe star in Yorgos Lanthimos’ spin on the Frankenstein classic tale

Anyone who's seen any of Yorgos Lanthimos' movies can attest that his kooky, eccentric style isn't for everyone, but it's always provocative and thought-provoking. I've only seen two of his films, The Lobster (2015) and The Favourite (2018), and it's been five years since he made his last feature. Well, the wait is over for …

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FlixChatter Review: The Lobster (2016)

When I first heard of the premise of this film, I was already sold. Then I saw the trailer and I knew it'd be a bizarre film, but nothing could prepare me for how bizarre it turned out to be. The film is set in a dystopian near future where it's unlawful to be single according to …

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