Review of Nightcrawler (2014) by Fred G S — 22 May 2015

Thoroughly enjoyed this dark satire of the media and news world. What a great steady build up to the finale.

This review of Nightcrawler (2014) was written by Fred G S on 22 May 2015.

Nightcrawler has generally received very positive reviews.

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