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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Dan Gilroy’s new drama and mystery film, “Velvet Buzzsaw,” features Jake Gyllenhaal and Rene Russo and is out now on Netflix. COURTESY OF CLAUDETTE BARIUS/ NETFLIX MEDIA CENTER

REVIEW: ‘Velvet Buzzsaw’ is the revenge of the forgotten artist

Anders Larson February 3, 2019
The new Netflix original “Velvet Buzzsaw” uses horror to convey that art is a communication between souls, a narrative that can only be experienced internally.
Jake Gyllenhaal stars as Louis Bloom, a Los Angeles man who becomes involved in videotaping violent crimes and selling the videos for profit in "Nightcrawler," released Friday. PHOTO COURTESY OF OPEN ROAD FILMS

REVIEW: The abyss stares back in unsettling “Nightcrawler”

Cat McCarrey November 3, 2014

“Nightcrawler” embarks on a journey through darkness, even as it’s set in the city of eternal light pollution, Los Angeles. The camera lingers on the LA monuments, resting on landmarks chopped up...

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