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In the middle of “Poor Things,” the new film from Oscar-nominated oddball auteur Yorgos Lanthimos, our heroine Bella Baxter (Emma Stone) toddles off on a solo adventure for the very

Poor Things is far and away the most unique film of the year, though whether it’s among the best is more debatable.

Timothée Chalamet is enjoying the sweet taste success, debuting at in number one at the box office. Wonka handily took the top spot after its Friday opening in theaters.

Long a fan of the film's director, Ramy Youssef was surprised to learn Yorgos Lanthimos returned the compliment.

Thanks largely to the unforgettable portrayal of its heroine, Bella Baxter, by Emma Stone, the latest from talented filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos' is bizarre but wonderful cinematic experience | Movie review

Thanks largely to the unforgettable portrayal of its heroine, Bella Baxter, by Emma Stone, the latest from talented filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos' is bizarre but wonderful cinematic experience | Movie review

‘Poor Things’ is a compelling feminist reimagining of Frankenstein’s monster

For Simon Hughes and his Union VFX team, Yorgos Langthimos’ dark comedy, a stunningly designed visual maelstrom, required something completely different from a typical VFX project, including odd, surgically created hybrid animals using as much actual footage as possible, integration of plates shot with 3 different film stocks, 11 enormous wrap-around LED screens, 50s style

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“Poor Things” is a Frankenstein-esque fantasia about a young woman (Emma Stone) reanimated by a demented surgeon (Willem Dafoe).