Oscars, take note: 'Poor Things' built its weird, unforgettable world from scratch Enlarge this image toggle caption Searchlight Pictures Searchlight Pictures Stepping out of Yorgos Lanthimos' grotesquely gorgeous Poor Things, I found myself frowning at the world around me, struggling to take in the sheer, thudding, somehow plaintive dullness of it all. Enlarge this image toggle caption Yorgos Lanthimos/Searchlight Pictures …
There comes a moment when “Poor Things,” a gloriously bonkers fairy tale from the director Yorgos Lanthimos, explodes from black-and-white into wild, ecstatic color. The abrupt shift in visual palette naturally evokes “The Wizard of Oz,” even if the circumstances decidedly do not: Think of it as the R-rated art-house equivalent of Dorothy opening the door to Oz for the …
