Poor Things

“Poor Things” is the new film from director Yorgos Lanthimos, who helmed “The Lobster” (which I hated), and “The Favorite” (which I loved). Lanthimos does not do normal storylines and “Poor Things” is no exception. An eccentric doctor experiments with animals and human organs. He comes across a recently dead woman, reanimates her and teaches her everything from scratch. It’s a cross between science fiction, horror, gothic and comedy. Emma Stone plays Bella, the reincarnated woman and it is quite a performance, definitely worthy of an Oscar nomination. The doctor is played by Wilhem Dafoe as a mad genius who believes everything he is doing is normal. Mark Ruffalo plays a cad who steals Bella away. While this film is very strange and not for all people, I enjoyed it. It’s different and very well done.