A weird and beautiful master work of art.

Rating: 10/10 (7 August 2018)

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014) is a cluster of film genres that blend together so seamlessly in this tale of a retired superhero actor who writes, directs, and stars in a play to show the world that he isn't just that one guy in that kid movie as he deals with his substance abusing daughter, his ex wife, a brilliant but offensive method actor, his cast, and his own voice in his head telling him to f the world and make Birdman 4. It's a film that's so real in its stars performances but so dream-like in its cinematography and directing being edited to look like there was no edits in a beautiful "one-shot" filming style. The performances are literal perfection, the style has a lot of substance, and the ending is an ambiguous delight. 10/10