Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos returns with his ninth feature, "Kinds of Kindness," a quirky and slightly disturbing triptych set in modern New Orleans. Collaborating for the third time with Emma Stone, Lanthimos ditches the period trappings of "The Favourite" and the steampunk aesthetics of "Poor Things" for a more stripped-down approach.

In a reimagined Victorian Glasgow, Dr. Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe) conducts a daring experiment, implanting a baby's brain into a corpse, resulting in Bella (Emma Stone). Bella navigates affection from Max McCandles (Ramy Youssef) and Duncan Wedderburn (Mark Ruffalo).