Birdman
I was worried that this one would be pure oscar bait. Its a little sniffy towards mainstream entertainment but its still worth watching. Michael Keatons central performance is brilliant, as an Actor who is gambling everything on the success of his new stage play he begins to discover the futility of trying to be remembered through art at the sacrifice of real life. Its a technical marvel that looks like its captured in one long take (it isn't) and its difficult to really find fault with it. Worth a watch.
Demonoid
Absolute garbage in the best possible sense. Demonoid is the sort of film I really love for all its flaws. Essentially its a killer hand that possesses samantha eggars husband after they release it from its prison and it proceeds to go on a killing spree. Its difficult to hate it, it's too silly, too ott and is short enough to never drag. Vinegar syndromes blu-ray is region free and looks awesome.
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