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At Large February 19, 2019

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Rene Russo and Jake Gyllenhaal star in Velvet Buzzsaw

Episode 115: Netflix's Velvet Buzzsaw

Corrie is joined by actor friend and horror film buff Brian Muldoon to chat about Netflix's new horror satire situated in the contemporary art world, "Velvet Buzzsaw." Warning: this episode contains spoilers.

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