Ben & Rob pick at the stitches holding ‘Poor Things’ together as they finish their coverage of the 2024 Oscars season with the film Ben has been DYING to cover since we began. Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos and starring Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe and many more, ‘Poor Things’ collected FOUR Academy Awards this year despite strong competition in every category it won. The story of a young woman’s journey of self-discovery in a fantastical world of patriarchy and prostitution, ‘Poor Things’ has been rightly praised for its incredible production design, striking visual tone and some career best performances from its cast.

But why has the media praised this as such an insightful look at feminism? Isn’t this whole film really just a modern update of Frankenhooker? Why is the start of the film in black and white before switching to full colour? And is this delightful little movie enough to FINALLY win Rob over to Ben’s view that Yorgos Lanthimos movies are more than pure self indulgence?!

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