![]() ![]() Heï¿ 1/2(TM)s surrounded by a community of self-serious snobs and cutthroat types, including Rene Russoï¿ 1/2(TM)s as a named dealer Rhodora Haze(!), Gretchen, a rival dealer with a blond bob played by Toni Collette, a strange agent named Jon Dondon(!) played by Tom Sturridge, a couple of humorless artists played by David Diggs and John Malkovich, and Rhodoraï¿ 1/2(TM)s long-suffering lackey Josephina (Zawe Ashton). We live in a world where Instagram likes trump good newspaper reviews, but Morf(!) rules the day here, and so we go with it. Gyllenhaal stars as a top art critic named Morf Vandewalt (not kidding), a gesticulating, bisexual, bespectacled snooty-snoot who wields more power than is credible in making or breaking careers. Pretentious snobs meeting their maker? Where do I sign? Unfortunately, Gilroy doesnï¿ 1/2(TM)t quite deliver a fully satisfying satire or thriller, leaving the film a gorgeously shot, unevenly acted half-measure. Furthermore, it featured a a satirical/slasher storyline which literally and figuratively skewered the art world. I got excited, however, about his latest, VELVET BUZZSAW upon learning he had Jake Gyllenhaal and Rene Russo (Gilroyï¿ 1/2(TM)s wife) back together again. ISRAEL, ESQ., for no other reasons than I never found the time or felt the urgency. I didnï¿ 1/2(TM)t see his follow-up, ROMAN J. It remains one of my favorite films of 2014. I loved Dan Gilroyï¿ 1/2(TM)s NIGHTCRAWLER. YES, BUT IS IT ART? - My Review of VELVET BUZZSAW (2 1/2 Stars)
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