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Last week, I saw Interstellar again for the second time. And I still want to see it for the third time. Apart from that, I struggled in choosing between Nightcrawler and The Judge. Nightcrawler has Jake Gyllenhaal in full-on McConaissance mode and I've been hearing nothing but good things about The Judge. But I kinda want myself to be exposed to Gyllenhaal's madness than Downey's usual swagger. So, there I was 8.30 pm in a cinema (a good one too) watching Nightcrawler. I actually have very little idea about the film since I only watched the brilliantly creepy teaser trailer. I was definitely in for a treat.

The story revolves around Lou Bloom, a smooth-talking, unnoticed criminal of the night, stealing fences and then selling them to some builders. One time, he stumbled upon a freelance camera crew, shooting breaking news for the morning news. He gained interest in that and started his own amateur crew of two in his old car. He began to build a partnership with one of the TV channel and legalizing every deed he did.

One thing for sure, Jake Gyllenhaal is AWESOME. He really immersed himself with Lou Bloom. I'd choose this over his work in Prisoners last year. His speech, his movements is just creepily perfect. I'd be glad to see him recognized in the awards season but the competition, man. It's tough. His crazy performance brings out the greatness in his co-stars as well like Rene Russo and a brief Bill Paxton. But the one that could really be in the scene with him on the same level is Riz Ahmed, his 30-bucks-a-night employee. His last work, The Reluctant Fundamentalist is on my watchlist now. The film is unsettling. It gets to the point where you couldn't root for the lead actor. But it means that the film really involves you. It is a thrilling, dark drama about ambition and moral. It is also a critique to the media who will do anything for the sake of ratings, not the integrity of the news or the moral issue at hand. The film is sometimes hard to watch but it's just so damn good to see. Nightcrawler: rated 4/4

It seems like all the movie I watch lately are rated 4/4. Is it that's so easy to please?

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Mockingjay Part  1