Spoilers for Nightcrawler ahead… Plot Synopsis Nightcrawler follows the ambitious yet twisted freelance journalist named Lou Bloom (Jake Gyllenhaal) who wants nothing more than to rocket to the top of LA’s newsroom power structure. He becomes a “nightcrawler”, someone who listens to a police scanner in order to film the aftermath of crimes when they … Continue reading Nightcrawler: A Sprawling Character Study →

Spoilers for Gone Girl ahead… Plot Synopsis Based on the bestselling book by Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl covers the twisting tale of Nicholas Dunne (Ben Affleck) and his missing wife, Amy (Rosamund Pike). Immediately after her sudden disappearance, the police and nationwide media suspect Nicholas, heightened by increased life insurance policies, affairs, and severe credit … Continue reading Gone Girl: Murderous Marriage Story →

Spoilers for The Notebook ahead… Plot Synopsis: Two lovers, one from a working family and one from a rich one, fall in love in the deep South, but break up when the wealthy girl named Allie, fails to get her mother’s approval. The pair reconnects years later, after Duke had served in the war and … Continue reading The Notebook: Overdone and Overrated →