Hot off the heels of last year’s triumphant POOR THINGS, Oscar-winning filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos offers up another take on skewed surrealism, as only he knows how. This latest effort finds him re-teaming with Emma Stone (who appeared in both THE FAVOURITE and POOR THINGS, for which she took home her second Oscar) and Willem Dafoe in a triptych fable that hinges  stories around a man who tries to take control of his own life, a policeman whose wife seems like a different person, and a woman who searches for someone with a special ability. With Jesse Plemons, Margaret Qualley, Joe Alwyn, Keke Palmer, and Hong Chau.

“Viewers aching for something different and challenging in their cinema, has Yorgos got a gift for you.” (ScreenAnarchy)

“‘Kinds of Kindness’ feels like it was made by a cynical god as he watches our silly attempts to control our own lives and laughs at our foolishness. If the laughs are a litmus test for mental health, then I may be leaning a bit toward madness myself.” (Forbes)

“This kind of movie — an uncompromising art film about the unspeakable awfulness lurking just beneath everyone’s skin — doesn’t tend to happen on this scale very often.” (Nashville Scene)

“[T]he audacity of the project carries the day, and a cast once again bringing their A-game for a director who knows how to work with ensembles.” (RogerEbert.com)

Sunday, August 25
Doors 12:45 pm | Movie 1:15 pm*Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.
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KINDS OF KINDNESS (Yorgos Lanthimos, 2024 / 164 mins / 18A) A man seeks to break free from his predetermined path, a cop questions his wife’s demeanor after her return from a supposed drowning, and a woman searches for an extraordinary individual prophesied to become a renowned spiritual guide.

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