Starting out limited, in NYC and LA, the film is a wonder to behold and Schnabel, a filmmaker to watch.
Read MoreMy hacks for learning to love Yorgos Lanthimos' 'Kinds of Kindness' -- a quick review
Hint: it’s a film all about reinvention, rebirth but also the dynamics of control.
Read MoreYorgos Lanthimos’ next 'Kinds of Kindness' debuts teaser trailer
And there is buzz the film might world premiere in Cannes — fingers crossed!
Read MoreOlmo Schnabel talks directing 'Pet Shop Days', dual identities & laws of attraction
Olmo Schnabel’s directorial debut is everything you could wish for in a film, from a man with such an impressive background — artist and filmmaker Julian is his dad and mom is Spanish actress Olatz López Garmendia — but also someone who is perfectly at ease with both his American and Spanish sides. And refreshingly believes life is best when lived outside the boxes of convention.
Read MoreYorgos Lanthimos' 'Poor Things' Venice review
There are incredible Things to be said about the production value of the latest Lanthimos oeuvre, and there are beautiful Things in the film, but for me personally it was not all good Things for ‘Poor Things’.
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