Velvet Buzzsaw (dir. Dan Gilroy) - 2/1 on Netflix

[AaronJ]

I'm really excited about this. Great cast. Bonkers story. Looks amazing.

Really looking forward to 2/1.

[Cremildo]

[Cremildo]

Collider: A Delightfully Insane Slasher for the Art World

The Playlist: ‘Velvet Buzzsaw’ Is a ‘Final Destination’ Movie Masquerading As A Wannabe Cult Comedy

Variety: A tarted-up throwback to a certain kind of trashy ’70s horror movie — à la “Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?” or “Theater of Blood.”

[AaronJ]

Originally Posted by Cremildo

Collider: A Delightfully Insane Slasher for the Art World

The Playlist: ‘Velvet Buzzsaw’ Is a ‘Final Destination’ Movie Masquerading As A Wannabe Cult Comedy

Variety: A tarted-up throwback to a certain kind of trashy ’70s horror movie — à la “Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?” or “Theater of Blood.”

Sounds good to me.

[Member-275053]

Reviews are solid. But, not overwhelmingly positive. Still excited to check this out on Friday.

[oilers73]

I'm all over this.

[MJD64]

Any film described as "A tarted-up throwback to a certain kind of trashy '70s horror movie" has my full attention; not sure what to make of that trailer (though Gyllenhaal going OTT looks to be hilarious), but I've got faith in the reteaming of Gilroy/Gyllenhaal/Russo offering up some tasty satire, especially as NIGHTCRAWLER was one of the best films of 2014.

[Jay Ellis]

I'm looking forward to this one.

[BluCollector13]

Went to the premiere on Monday and howling through the whole film.

The way I described the trailer to a friend was if Nicolas Winding Refn had decided to remake "The Square" based on an unused mid-2010s Rob Zombie script and, for the most part, was not disappointed.

[Show spoiler]Toni Collette's death's aftermath

is already setting a bar for the funniest scene in a 2019 film.

[reaperx187]

I just checked the trailer at work and it look's like a good solid watch will be checking it out sometime this weekend most likely!.

[PBateman87]

This sounds delightfully weird, hope to check it out this weekend.

[Frank TJ Mackey]

Just finished the movie, and people should not watch more than the first minute of that trailer. It gives away far too much.

As for the film, I'll give it 3.5 stars out of 5.

It kept my attention throughout and the premise is certainly interesting. The performances are good, and wow, what a great cast top to bottom.

It felt like something was missing, though. An enjoyable horror film with some good humor. This really was a starring vehicle for Rene Russo, which is nice to see. She almost could have gotten top billing over Gyllenhaal.

Velvet Buzzsaw is nowhere close to the same league as the outstanding Nightcrawler. I haven't seen Roman J. Israel yet.

[cinemaphile]

A movie about the art world was going to have a major uphill battle in even piquing my interest, much less winning me over (The only thing that would have had a harder time is a movie about the equally pretentious and stupid world of fashion). But by reuniting the director and stars of Nightcrawler, it positioned itself as a project at least worth checking out.
Yes, Gyllenhaal is playing it a little too much like a caricature, some of the supporting players like Daveed Diggs and John Malkovich are kind of wasted, and it does seem to end a but abruptly just when it's getting good, but the movie is interesting enough to have kept me entertained.

On a side note, if you ever wonder why major stars and directors are doing films for Netflix, this is a perfect example. This is a film that probably never would have been made by a studio for theatrical release. It's a decent watch at home, but it would have flopped at the box office. Netflix provides a place for filmmakers to get their smaller films made and seen.

3.5/5

Originally Posted by Frank TJ Mackey

Just finished the movie, and people should not watch more than the first minute of that trailer. It gives away far too much.

Luckily I heard that same thing the day the trailer dropped, so I never even watched any of the trailer. All I knew going in was the basic premise, the director, and the cast.

[MifuneFan]

I'm glad I stopped watching the trailer a little into it. It definitely felt spoilerish.

[Michael11]

A pretentious film that is supposed to be critiquing pretentiousness. :|

[Frank TJ Mackey]

Originally Posted by cinemaphile

On a side note, if you ever wonder why major stars and directors are doing films for Netflix, this is a perfect example. This is a film that probably never would have been made by a studio for theatrical release. It's a decent watch at home, but it would have flopped at the box office. Netflix provides a place for filmmakers to get their smaller films made and seen.

Totally agree with all of this. That's why I love Netflix. The general public would have been turned off by this film, even if they did show up opening weekend, which they wouldn't have because it would never have gotten a wide release.

[AaronJ]

Originally Posted by Frank TJ Mackey

Totally agree with all of this. That's why I love Netflix. The general public would have been turned off by this film, even if they did show up opening weekend, which they wouldn't have because it would never have gotten a wide release.

I agree as well. I think so much is being done now and will be done in the future that we just would never have had the opportunity to see. I am very happy about these new platforms.

[Creed]

Talk about insane! Excellent performances (once again, Jake, even he being hammy worked, and Rene stole the show), superb direction and cinematography (once once again, by Dan and Robert Elswit) and an intriguing, bizarre story, although it doesn't fully hit the mark.

The satirical aspect of the art industry is more entertaining than the horror, which isn't bad, but there's not much to it.

3.5/5

[cinemaphile]

Originally Posted by Creed

Talk about insane! Excellent performances (once again, Jake, even he being hammy worked, and Rene stole the show), superb direction and cinematography (once once again, by Tony and Robert Elswit) and an intriguing, bizarre story, although it doesn't fully hit the mark.

Dan. Wrong brother

[Creed]

Originally Posted by cinemaphile

Dan. Wrong brother

Whoops.