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Review in Brief: Velvet Buzzsaw (2019)

Posted on February 12, 2019 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

After the sickly style and horrible humanity of NIGHTCRAWLER, I thought Dan Gilroy partnered with Jake Gyllenhaal could do no wrong. And yet, VELVET BUZZSAW turns out to be a load of pretentious cobblers. Art critics can be empty and … Continue reading →

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Review: Whiplash (2014)

Posted on June 25, 2015 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

Who needs bells-and-whistles action scenes when you can make the simple sight of someone drumming for another’s approval this intense? I don’t particularly feel that any of the final list of potential Best Picture Oscar winners really deserved to be … Continue reading →

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Review: Nightcrawler (2014)

Posted on April 7, 2015 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

NIGHTCRAWLER skewers the news industry mercilessly, perhaps the most brutal deconstruction of the business since Sidney Lumet’s superlative NETWORK. It’s hard-hitting and often shocking, but it also works as an example of the very murkiest of black comedies. Louis Bloom … Continue reading →

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