Kinds of Kindness (2024) directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. An anthology triptych film, with an ensemble cast playing different characters in each of the three stories. If you've seen other Lanthimos films then you'll encounter some of his "obsessions" here—twins, feet, animals as people (and vice versa). I think this is existential Gnostic body horror. It's definitely weird at times. Many of the characters are flat of affect, as relationships are constantly under threat, or hanging on by a (rather tenuous) thread. I really liked this, but many won't.
The NPC who plays R.M.F. and provides the "thread" that ostensibly sews the three stories together: I think his initials stand for Real Mother Fucker, although neither Lanthimos nor any of the crew are talking.
Streaming on Hulu.
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