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The Kingdom Exodus
After 25 years of other projects, Lars Von Trier returns to his favorite hospital in The Kingdom Exodus, the five-episode third and final season of his acclaimed supernatural series. The sepia-toned world hasn’t changed much as Von Trier has gone through several scandals, health concerns, and personal challenges over the last two-and-a-half decades. Thankfully, it ... The Kingdom Exodus
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After 25 years of other projects, Lars Von Trier returns to his favorite hospital in The Kingdom Exodus, the five-episode third and final season of his acclaimed supernatural series. The sepia-toned world hasn’t changed much as Von Trier has gone through several scandals, health concerns, and personal challenges over the last two-and-a-half decades. Thankfully, it hasn’t lost the mixture of comedy and horror that made it a must-watch for cinephiles. It might be the year’s funniest, following inept doctors, lawyers with toilet offices, secret Swedish meetings, and an unlimited amount of dishes. It often doesn’t make much sense. It’s shakily shot. It makes fun of its own culture and its host country. But it’s never less-than-entertaining; it sweeps you up into a world of oddities and absurdities. It’s a searing look at institutional failure filled with hooting performances from actors both known and unknown. Von Trier’s projects continue to endure, having the ability to become must-view experiences. His latest might fall just short of that bar, but it remains a highly hilarious ruckus with sincere, offbeat performances galore. His idiosyncrasies and his imagination are on full display in The Kingdom Exodus, for better or worse.