A supernatural force punishes art world greed with darkly comic and increasingly bizarre demises.
Campy and pulpy, with dark satire. A late-night trip at a measured pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Netflix.
It stays inside its R, with a few tense moments and a jolt or two.
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Big money artists and mega-collectors pay a high price when art collides with commerce. After a series of paintings by an unknown artist are discovered, a supernatural force enacts revenge on those who have allowed their greed to get in the way of art.
No. Brace yourself.
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Get Out (2017)Properly scary · light gore · strong violence · emotionally devastatingA weekend getaway to meet the parents escalates into chilling discoveries and satirical racial horror.
Pulp Fiction (1994)Darkly comic · graphic gore · strong violence · emotionally heavyHitmen, molls, and boxers collide in a sprawling, darkly comic crime saga that twists through time.
Obsession (2026)Properly scary · extreme gore · brutal violence · emotionally heavyA hopeless romantic's wish for love turns chillingly dark, as desire comes with a sinister, pulpy price.
Gone Girl (2014)Suspenseful · light gore · emotionally devastating · measuredA husband's missing wife ignites a media frenzy, revealing a darkly comic and intimate mystery.
Reservoir Dogs (1992)Gritty · graphic gore · brutal violence · emotionally heavyA botched jewel heist unravels into a darkly comic, bloody standoff among double-crossing criminals.
Parasite (2019)Darkly comic · graphic gore · brutal violence · emotionally devastatingA poor family's grift of the wealthy Parks escalates into a darkly comic and bleakly suspenseful class struggle.
Blink Twice (2024)Mildly scary · light gore · strong violence · emotionally heavyA cocktail waitress finds a sinister undercurrent beneath a tech billionaire's lavish island party, where dark satire lurks.Velvet Buzzsaw is on our Heists and Horror on Netflix lists.
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