Review of Nightcrawler (2014) by Ross M — 29 Jun 2015

Gyllenhaal should have gotten nominated for this role, so creepy.

This review of Nightcrawler (2014) was written by Ross M on 29 Jun 2015.

Nightcrawler has generally received very positive reviews.

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