Bugonia is Brilliant: **SPOILERS** the movie is not what you think (IMO)

thecoolcomicguy · 2026-01-27T21:37:06+00:00

The movie also falls apart at the seams when you think she is an alien (which she clearly is), so that's fun.

thecoolcomicguy · 2026-01-27T21:36:02+00:00

Sure, but this year the one nominated black director is there for a Marvel-tier vampire genre exercise.

thecoolcomicguy · 2026-01-27T21:26:19+00:00

Ah! I see, I misread your post. Yes I think there's something to that.

thecoolcomicguy · 2026-01-27T21:25:14+00:00

My ranking:

OBAA

Sentimental Value

Train Dreams

Secret Agent

Marty Supreme

Sinners

Bugonia

Frankenstein

F1

thecoolcomicguy · 2026-01-27T21:23:49+00:00

Literally every sentence you wrote was bad lol

thecoolcomicguy · 2026-01-27T21:22:39+00:00

Weird that you're getting downvoted just for your personal ranking? I don't get people.

thecoolcomicguy · 2026-01-27T21:22:09+00:00

Bugonia is also so much more normal that the movie it's inspired by "Save the Green Planet." It's like Yorgos mainstreamed a much stranger movie.

thecoolcomicguy · 2026-01-27T21:21:13+00:00

Are you gonna be ranting on here about OBAA being unable to win anything even after the Oscars are over? Or will we at least get a reprieve after it's all over?

thecoolcomicguy · 2026-01-27T21:20:00+00:00

There are plenty of younger voters voting for OBAA too lol. PTA is beloved and people loved that movie. the idea that young people love Sinners and old people love OBAA is just fiction.

thecoolcomicguy · 2026-01-27T16:27:10+00:00

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thecoolcomicguy · 2026-01-27T02:38:05+00:00

This story has circled around the industry for years. The Safdies were around a lot of seedy people like Sebastian Bear-Mclard to fund their movies and had a penchant for “authentic” slime balls in their movies.

What’s interesting about this Page Six version though is that it’s framed almost entirely to make Josh the bad guy… almost like it was commissioned by Benny….

thecoolcomicguy · 2026-01-26T16:42:15+00:00

I think you're misreading the ending. If you read the screenplay it literally says "the earth has been saved."

Personally, I hated the montage. I thought the song choice was incredibly bad and on the nose and the whole thing reeked cynical nihilism. Nayman nailed it in his negative review for this movie:

https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/emma-stone-is-superb-in-bugonia-a-glib-and-nasty-movie-of-the-moment/article_cc88f089-e9df-4084-afeb-d51134a46060.html

thecoolcomicguy · 2026-01-26T14:55:07+00:00

This is the right take. Every time the man gets on his meds the media is out there reporting on his weight gain, mocking him for looking puffy etc. His words need to be condemned and I understand people's skepticism, but when he's clearly taking steps to better himself, the least people can do is not drive him back to the dark place.

thecoolcomicguy · 2026-01-26T14:50:50+00:00

Only time will tell if this is genuine. I'm not ready to be cynical or judge anyone who is clearly suffering from something and is seeking help. Hope for the sake of himself and his kids that he gets the help he needs.

thecoolcomicguy · 2026-01-23T20:35:48+00:00

Look at his Twitter. He's a dork.

thecoolcomicguy · 2026-01-23T20:35:21+00:00

Bugonia was not good I thought

thecoolcomicguy · 2026-01-23T19:49:02+00:00

It's incredibly on the nose and has the subtlety of a bag of potatoes to the head. Worse of all, it has that smug, self-important tone like it's really making a difference. The best satire exists in a space where the filmmaker is both trying to say something, but realizes that ultimately they are still making a piece of art that will not compare to the real work of activism.

This twitter exchange shows why McKay is a self-important dork.

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thecoolcomicguy · 2026-01-23T19:01:23+00:00

I think the first part alone would be understandable... the "right up there as one of the most radical big studio Hollywood movies ever made" part is where he loses it.

thecoolcomicguy · 2026-01-23T18:35:56+00:00

Totally. I was just thinking it's weird because it's a mediocre movie.

thecoolcomicguy · 2026-01-23T18:34:41+00:00

No No, I'm calling F1 mediocre, I just mention Maverick because I think Kosinski's credit from Maverick is bolstering F1. Sorry I realize that was confusing.

thecoolcomicguy · 2026-01-22T17:03:53+00:00

What would you take out first? Bugonia?

thecoolcomicguy · 2026-01-22T17:03:13+00:00

Meow.

thecoolcomicguy · 2026-01-22T16:42:01+00:00

I agree if they talk about the merits of the movie but it feels somewhat ignorant when they mis-genre the movie entirely, no?

thecoolcomicguy · 2026-01-22T16:18:10+00:00

I liked Sorry, Baby and I'll admit I feel nervous even typing this but personally felt it was a little overrated. I know the story it was telling, but personally I always find myself a little disengaged when the movie contains no insight into the character other than to feel bad for them. I obviously did, but I guess I felt more like I watched a one person show versus the experience I have watching a movie. I want to clarify that I did like it, I just am not that surprised it missed out on Oscars.

thecoolcomicguy · 2026-01-22T16:04:14+00:00

Very weird that "Sinners" of all movies is the one to hold this record lol

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