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. Kotlyarenko has previously explored our hyper-connected culture in 2020’s Spree , a movie in which Stranger Things ’ Joe Keery plays a rideshare driver who starts murdering passengers while livestreaming the crimes
