Want to create an interactive transcript for this episode?
Podcast: FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT
Episode: Friday Family Film Night: NIGHTCRAWLER review
Description: In which the Mister joins me in reviewing NIGHTCRAWLER (2014), currently playing on HBO Max. Written and directed by Dan Gilroy,  the film follows Louis Bloom (an absolutely sublime Jake Gyllenhaal), an enterprising young man who starts the story selling scrap metal but then finds his way into the life of the nightcrawlers. From here, his drive, ambition and laser focus quickly propel him to success and total dominion in the field. The film explores many themes, among them journalistic ethics and the question of what is going too far. A solid script, great cinematography and fantastic performances but especially Jake Gy...