A dark thriller with an excellent sense of tone and a riveting central character study.

Rating: 8/10 (16 May 2018)

'Nightcrawler (2014)' is a dark thriller with an excellent sense of tone, with occasional black humour serving mostly to emphasise the bleakness of its central arc. This beautifully shot feature is a fantastic look into the mind of a sociopath, with the transformation from protagonist to, arguably, antagonist being constantly engaging and essentially unique. It's this downward spiral and the charisma of the character that keep you in your seat, though the news-based narrative is remarkably riveting in its own right. It's a wonderfully assured - and, frankly, ballsy - character study. 8/10