An awesome, twisted treat.

Rating: 10/10 (1 November 2014)

Nightcrawler is an excellently eerie psychological thriller/black comedy featuring lush, at times dazzling visuals; crisp, tension- heightening editing; a thought-provoking under-plot; and excellent performances. This mesmerizing film about a video news stringer prowling the LA nights in search of crime and mayhem footage is like a hybrid of Taxi Driver and Network. Everyone in the cast delivers sharply honed performances (especially Rene Russo). However, Jake Gyllenhaal tears up the screen and drives the film with his astounding turn as a deeply disturbing sociopath who spouts Tony Robbins platitudes while sinking deeper and deeper into the cesspool of "if it bleeds, it leads" journalism.