American Psycho2025-12-05
Toronto, ON
Cutthroat satire taking down '80s yuppie culture, and has a hell of a lot of fun in doing so. It's the comedy that shines through, Christian Bale perfectly playing a fish out of water psychotic that really has no business carrying on a normal life. And it's a such a superficial world that he exists in, his colleagues, friends, associates — literally anyone in his life — all none the wiser to whatever is actually going on with him.
Watched at the TIFF Lightbox, screened with director Mary Harron in attendance for a post-film Q&A, in celebration of the film's 25th anniversary. Fun to witness it with a crowd. Lots of cool insight during the Q&A. So glad the moderator brought up how these monsters on Wall Street still exist today, albeit in a different form, in tech bros. And Mary quipped that she didn't think we'd be still dealing with them thirty years later. It's a fantastic movie, just unfortunate how it's celebrated by some misguided individuals nowadays.
Watched at the TIFF Lightbox, screened with director Mary Harron in attendance for a post-film Q&A, in celebration of the film's 25th anniversary. Fun to witness it with a crowd. Lots of cool insight during the Q&A. So glad the moderator brought up how these monsters on Wall Street still exist today, albeit in a different form, in tech bros. And Mary quipped that she didn't think we'd be still dealing with them thirty years later. It's a fantastic movie, just unfortunate how it's celebrated by some misguided individuals nowadays.