Bugonia Review: A Satirical Film with Emma Stone & Alicia Silverstone
Yorgos Lanthimos's Bugonia is a unique blend of corporate satire, eco-horror, and cosmic paranoia, presented with his signature deadpan style.
The film features Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Stavros Halkias, and Alicia Silverstone, and is currently playing in theaters with a rating of ***1/2.
The story follows a deluded beekeeper, Teddy (Jesse Plemons), who kidnaps Michelle Fuller (Emma Stone), the CEO of a pesticide empire, believing it to be an alien plot to destroy humanity.
The premise is both absurd and eerily plausible, unfolding into a torture thriller, philosophical chess match, and tragicomic fable about the planet's destruction and human accountability.
- Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
- Cast: Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Stavros Halkias, Alicia Silverstone
- Rating: ***1/2
Author's summary: Bugonia is a satirical film that explores corporate and eco-horror themes.