Bugonia is a galaxy brained masterpiece

We live in an age where it has become infinitely easier for people to lead lives that are wholly divorced from any semblance of reality. Conspiracy theories run rampant, science denial is en vogue, and there is a vast media ecosystem filled with charlatans

encouraging others to “do their own research” instead of believing well-educated experts. It can be hard to see anything funny about a world where it often feels like the capitalist powers that be are hell-bent on speedrunning society into a new dark age of anti-intellectualism. But Bugonia – Yorgos Lanthimos’ new remake of South Korean director Jang Joon-hwan’s Save the Green Planet! – is …

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