Gratuitous Grotesqueness in ‘Poor Things’

Yorgos Lanthimos’s new film, Poor Things, has been receiving a lot of attention. Most recently, it won two Golden Globes—Best Motion Picture Musical/Comedy, and the lead, Emma Stone won in the category of Best Actress. It is a radical film aesthetically and formally, but its themes and tropes are long worn out, especially its approach to feminism.