The phrase Kill Your Darlings is advice for writers to ditch what does not belong in a story, even if you’re attached to your creations. 

Is this a reference in the title of the film Darlings (spoilers ahead), about a woman considering killing her violent husband though she has given all to her abusive marriage? If so, the clever thoughtfulness sadly  does not carry through. The woman does not kill her husband (he dies conveniently). The filmmakers also do not kill their “darlings”, yaniki the rampantly pluralised English words (darling for darlings, respects for respect). They litter the dialogue sans inventiveness or verve, gratingly cutesy and condescending to the characters. Balancing the emotional and the comical takes a fine hand. Is this refinement missing from the film only because of artistic limitations? Well.