In 'Kinds of Kindness,' the cruelty is the point
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Kinds of Kindness is a surprisingly weird, dark, and bleak film. It's directed by Yorgos Lanthimos (Poor Things) and it reteams him with Emma Stone and Willem Dafoe, along with Jesse Plemons. Each actor plays different characters in three different stories — which all involve someone going to extreme measures to regain something they've lost.