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From director Todd Haynes, the drama Dark Waters tells the story of corporate environmental defense attorney Rob Bilott (Mark Ruffalo, who’s also a producer on the film), who risked his career and family to expose the actions of DuPont and their dumping of toxic waste in an area landfill in West Virginia and the affects of that, in a community that was dangerously exposed to deadly chemicals for decades. In an epic 15-year fight that tested him beyond measure, the truth drove Bilott in his unwavering conviction to fight for a community victimized by a corporation driven by …

Velvet Buzzsaw, Netflix’s new oddball art-world thriller, is a strange kind of beast. It’s a movie like no other, a combination of art-world satire and violent horror, and it’s a must-see merely for the curiosity of its existence – much like a lot of modern art itself. The movie reunites writer-director Dan Gilroy with Jake Gyllenhaal and Rene Russo, who previously starred in his directorial debut, Nightcrawler, back in 2014.

Velvet Buzzsaw, though highly anticipated, unfortunately, falls short in its goal to deliver on either its horror or satirical elements. The film concerns the discovery of cursed art, which brings grave misfortune to anyone who profits from it. Jake Gyllenhaal once again turns in a great performance for his Nightcrawler director Dan Gilroy, but the film never lives up to expectations.

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Spoilers for Velvet Buzzsaw follow below. If you haven’t seen the movie yet, read at your own risk. So you just finished Velvet Buzzsaw, which means you may have some questions. The Netflix original film hails from writer/director Dan Gilroy, who famously broke out with his 2014 thriller Nightcrawler, which also boasted two top-notch performances from Jake Gyllenhaal and Rene Russo. The trio reunited for Velvet Buzzsaw, which is, obviously, a very different kind of movie. Before we get specifically to the ending, let’s break down what Velvet Buzzsaw is really about. Matt did a great …

A great ensemble - led by Jake Gyllenhaal and Rene Russo - helps Velvet Buzzsaw achieve giddy and ghoulish satire.

A great ensemble - led by Jake Gyllenhaal and Rene Russo - helps Velvet Buzzsaw achieve giddy and ghoulish satire.

The smartest thing writer-director Dan Gilroy does with his new movie Velvet Buzzsaw is that he keeps it light. Sure, it’s a horror movie where people die in a gruesome fashion and the subtext is how the commercialization of art by people who don’t care about art is worthy of a death sentence, but it never feels like Gilroy has an axe to grind. If this movie tried to carry itself as a highbrow critique, it would be far more difficult to appreciate Gilroy’s point of view, but because the whole film is played like a …