Bablyon is certainly Damian Chazelle's most audacious film yet. A three and a bit hour study of the decline of the golden age of Hollywood and a number of the players who were involved in that.
There's very little in the way of a coherent, driving plot. Instead, the film jumps around, following five characters - superstar Jack Conrad (Bradd Pitt), newcomer Nellie LaRoy (Margot Robbie), up and comer Manny Torres (Diego Calva), talented musician Sidney Porter (Jovan Adepo), and…