Velvet Buzzsaw, the new Netflix original film, is a vapid, self-congratulatory mess that’s as satisfying as watching paint dry, or slowly drip off the canvas, as is the case here. Velvet Buzzsaw’s narrative pendulates frustratingly between satire and camp horror, possessing the virtues of neither. It lacks a strong centre because the narrative keeps shifting simplistically from one main character …
The art installation, so often a playground in the contemporary art museum, is in Dan Gilroy’s gloriously gory satire “Velvet Buzzsaw” a terror chamber. Among them are Morf Vandewalt, a power-wielding critic, “god” in this designer-label universe; Rhodora Haze, a big-time dealer whose old nickname is both the film’s title and the tattoo on her shoulder; buyer Gretchen, who can …
Netflix is adding quite a few quality movies over the next few days. Then on Friday, Netflix gets 18 new movies, including “Jaws,” “Personal Shopper,” “Pretty in Pink” and “The Edge of Seventeen.” The three main “American Pie” movies also become available to stream, so there’s that. Netflix has one major Original movie coming out this week: “Velvet Buzzsaw.” This …
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