Review: Bizarre, brilliant and bawdy — Emma Stone’s Poor Things

By Christopher Davis August 17, 2026

Strange things: Emma Stone shines in this absurdist steampunk feminist comedy. Photo / Supplied

Emma Stone is having a moment. Maybe that was always on the cards, what with this being her second film with director Yorgos Lanthimos and screenwriter Tony McNamara after 2018′s The Favourite, their movie about

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Review: Bizarre, brilliant and bawdy — Emma Stone’s Poor Things

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