Vintage Violence is an absurdist crime thriller for phone addicts
Andrew joined The Verge in 2012, writing over 4,000 stories.There are a lot of movies that have tried to seamlessly integrate modern tech — text messages, livestreams, etc. — into their storytelling. Some of the most novel attempts have been in the genre space, like the Twitch-style horror flick Deadstream. But the most chaotic to date might just be Vintage Violence, an absurd crime thriller with lots of blood, jokes, and screentime.I was able to catch Vintage Violence, the latest from director Eugene Kotlyarenko, on my fifth day at the Toronto International Film Festival.
- ▪Andrew joined The Verge in 2012, writing over 4,000 stories.There are a lot of movies that have tried to seamlessly integrate modern tech — text messages, livestreams, etc. — into their storytelling.
- ▪Some of the most novel attempts have been in the genre space, like the Twitch-style horror flick Deadstream.
- ▪But the most chaotic to date might just be Vintage Violence, an absurd crime thriller with lots of blood, jokes, and screentime.I was able to catch Vintage Violence, the latest from director Eugene Kotlyarenko, on my fifth day at the Toront
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| Original publisher | The Verge |
| Canonical URL | https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/995472/tiff-2026-vintage-violence-the-devils-gentle-monster |
| Publication time | 2026-09-15T12:00:00-04:00 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-09-15T16:01:52.546Z |
| Last seen | 2026-09-15T16:01:52.546Z |
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| Summary source text | contentText |
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| Publisher visit | Yes — open original |
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