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The Perfection (2018)
First time I've been surprised
I was given the advice to go into this movie totally blind. I am so glad I did. This is the first time I've been totally surprised and didn't know where the movie was taking me the entire time. That's so rare. It was executed well, the acting was spot on, and right when I thought it was going to get cliche, or boring, or cheesy, it flipped the switch and again I was surprised. This blended multiple genres seamlessly. It was creative and I was totally engaged throughout.
Velvet Buzzsaw (2019)
Not 100% perfect but I love it anyway
Im honestly not sure if I've ever written a review before, but I have nothing else to do at the moment so here goes:
Ok. I knew I was in for a treat when I first learned that the cast and director/writer for Nightcrawler were reuniting for the new film Velvet Buzzsaw, but I'm still so pleasantly surprised that I wasn't let down in the slightest. The acting was spot on, no questions there. The entire cast was A+. And I really do love me some Jake Gyllenhaal in a quirky role. He's truly honed his craft so well over the last decade. And him alongside greats like John Malkovich, Rene Russo, and Toni Collette... so much yes. The writing was fantastic; it was oozing with dry sardonic wit through and through. I f*ng love that stuff. It has a perfect mix of many genres including satire, noir, psychological thriller, horror, and that 'uneasy-weird-twisted' feeling that director Dan Gilroy is so good at. I truly hope he stays on this upward trajectory as he's still in his fledgling period as a director. Yes, it leaves you with questions at the end. Yes, a lot of it doesn't make much sense. But this is where I'd compare it as the right way to do that, as opposed to say, Birdbox. The characters were totally unlikable in this movie, but they were supposed to be. They were short sighted money hungry narcissists. You aren't supposed to empathize with them. Any stupid action is taken purely out of selfishness and I think that if there is a message at all in this one, that was it. It isn't getting as great reviews as I would've liked, but hey, I liked it and that's what matters. I was totally engrossed in it from start to finish. Take that as you will. I thought it was great.