‘Bugonia’ is a masterful dive into absurdity, with Yorgos Lanthimos’ signature style. It won’t be everyone’s cup of tea, even for the faithful, but it succeeds as a pseudo–alien invasion film that toys with viewers.

In ‘Eddington,’ Ari Aster stages the pandemic we all know too well with blunt clarity: what seem like jabs are really tiny snapshots of reality, moments that, in hindsight, are as frustratingly silly as they are true.