In this episode, your favorite chaos-goblins sit down to talk about Prisoners (2013, directed by Denis Villeneuve)—which is technically a prestige thriller but FEELS like a horror movie—and Nightcrawler (2014, directed by Dan Gilroy), where Jake Gyllenhaal becomes a sentient camera tripod powered entirely by caffeine and questionable ethics.
🕳️ PRISONERS (2013, dir. Denis Villeneuve)
We start with Prisoners, where Hugh Jackman goes full Wolverine Dad Mode, Paul Dano gets bullied by literally everyone, including the movie itself, and Villeneuve proves he could direct a grocery store receipt, and we’d call it a masterpiece.
We then spend 40 minutes yelling:
- Is Hugh Jackman okay??
- Does Villeneuve know sunlight exists???
- Why is every house in this movie legally obligated to contain the world’s saddest basement??
- Is this the darkest Thanksgiving movie ever made or is that just every Thanksgiving in America?
📸 NIGHTCRAWLER (2014, dir. Dan Gilroy)
Then we sprint face-first into Nightcrawler, where Jake Gyllenhaal plays Lou Bloom like he’s half demonic raccoon, half camera salesman, who learned business ethics from YouTube crypto bros, and dedicate approximately 30 minutes debating whether he’s an alien, vampire, or just a dude powered by stale Red Bull and moral decay.
Is this movie a warning about capitalism or a how-to manual for sociopaths? Considering this film emotionally waterboards the viewer for 2-hours, we’re going with both.
🎥 Along the way we derail into:
- Trauma-based cinematography
- True crime as a full-contact sport
- Why rainy thrillers are scientifically scarier
- Why Jake Gyllenhaal should never be allowed near a news crew
- How Denis Villeneuve directs every movie like therapy but the kind that makes you cry in public
🔥 Films sacrificed on this altar:
- Prisoners (2013, directed by Denis Villeneuve)
- Nightcrawler (2014, directed by Dan Gilroy)
Plus, random shouting about:
- Zodiac
- Se7en
- And like 14 other films that get shouted into a microphone with absolutely no warning
If you like Jake Gyllenhaal being weird, trauma cinema, and true crime, then buckle up, buttercup, this episode will spiritually destroy you (in a fun way).
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