He then hires an assistant named Rick, who is incredibly desperate for money. He eventually gets one, becoming a “stringer” - a freelancer who patrols city streets during the night to record traffic accidents and violent crimes, then sells it to local news stations. Louis “Lou” Bloom, played by Jake Gyllenhaal, is a shady individual seeking a job.
We watched “Uncut Gems” last week, which was described to both of us ahead of time as a highly stressful and constantly anxiety-inducing experience - imagine the Carta reviews for “MATH 51.” While I can see such a review for “Uncut Gems,” I will say it definitely applies to “Nightcrawler.” “Nightcrawler” (Released in 2014 watched by us on Sept. Best of luck to all of you in these trying times! (Photo: Open Road Films) We hope that you can watch along, send us your thoughts, and recommend movies that you like or want us to watch. Our column will be published (roughly) every week. We are going to be watching and reviewing movies available on streaming platforms. So, we thought we’d do something that would hopefully lighten the mood.
We recognize that this time is super stressful for a lot of people, and many of you are being harmed by the virus in one way or another. Intro: Hi! We’re Mark and Nitish, and we (like most of you we hope) are practicing social distancing to help prevent the spread of coronavirus.