(Welcome to The Daily Stream, an ongoing series in which the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching, why it’s worth checking out, and where you can stream it.)The Movie: “Nightcrawler“Where You Can Stream It: Amazon PrimeThe Pitch: Jake Gyllenhaal stars as Louis “Lou” Bloom, an anti-social yet driven individual who forges a new career path for himself as a stringer by recording graphic crime scenes.
Used to stealing and conning for cash, Lou quickly learns the trick of the trade and begins selling his amateur footage to local tv stations.
He meets morning news director Nina (Rene Russo) who serves as somewhat of a mentor…The post The Daily Stream: Nightcrawler is an Ambitious and Depraved Neo-Noir appeared first on /Film.
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