A meticulous serial killer views each murder as a work of art in this bleak, darkly comic crime drama.
Surreal and campy, with dark satire. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is devastating.
Streaming on AMC+, Kanopy (free), The Roku Channel (free) and Tubi (free).
The thing to know: strong sex and nudity, and extreme gore, more than an R usually carries. Beyond that, real scares and a jolt or two.
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Failed architect, engineer and vicious murderer Jack narrates the details of some of his most elaborately orchestrated crimes, each of them a towering piece of art that defines his life's work as a serial killer for twelve years.
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
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