Cloud

Kiyoshi Kurosawa's latest is a sly meditation on violence, both virtual and visceral

Schmear’s Verdict: Cloud is a darkly comic slow-burn thriller that spirals from virtual gamesmanship to violent chaos, exposing the grim consequences of digital predation in a bleakly immersive way.

Watch if you like: Cure, Black Mirror, The Social Network, Enemy, Perfect Blue

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Count how many times characters in Cloud call what they’re doing a "game," and you’ll see how Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s new thriller deftly demonstrates the awkward collision of the virtual and real, along with the messy consequences in an increasingly miserable world.