Film Review: Emma Stone is extraordinary in Poor Things lead role

The Victorian-era Poor Things is adapted by Tony McNamara from Alasdair Gray’s novel 
Emma Stone in Poor Things. Picture: Yorgos Lanthimos/Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures/© 2023 Searchlight Pictures

Emma Stone in Poor Things. Picture: Yorgos Lanthimos/Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures/© 2023 Searchlight Pictures

Fri, 12 Jan, 2024 - 13:00
Declan Burke

  • Poor Things
  • ★★★★☆
  • Cinema release

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