Feature
Kinds of Kindness
KINDS OF KINDNESS is a triptych fable, following a man without choice who tries to take control of his own life; a policeman who is alarmed that his wife who was missing-at-sea has returned and seems a different person; and a woman determined to find a specific someone with a special ability, who is destined to become a prodigious spiritual leader.
2024, 164 Minutes, USA, Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos
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"Yorgos Lanthimos returns to his days of nasty absurdism, with three vicious, amusing stories about love and obsession. The recurring ensemble, led by Emma Stone and Jesse Plemmons, delivers a showcase of versatility in which they meet the director on his peculiar wavelength, leading to nearly 3 hours of unsettling fun."
- Siddhant Adlakha, IGN -
"It’s a movie that laughs in the face of a happy ending, refusing to let you get too comfortable. It is evil in the best way."
- Esther Zuckerman, THE DAILY BEAST -
"A deceptively dense piece of work filled with moments that articulate the complexity of the human condition."
- Gregory Ellwood, THE PLAYLIST -
"Much as he’s done in the past, this film dissects the casual cruelty of love and relationships through a combination of the filmmaker’s distinct sense of dark humor that occasionally flirts with something closer to a more strange sociological horror."
- Chase Hutchinson, COLLIDER