Watch This With Rick Ramos

L.A. After Midnight: Dan Gilroy's Nightcrawler Finishing December and starting 2024. (Sorry, we're a bit late getting this one out.) A continuation and closing out of Ibrahim Chavez's Los Angeles. We've talked James Ellroy, Charles Bukowski, Thom Andersen, and Paul Schrader's Los Angeles. This week we filter the darkest, most cynical, and bleakest impressions of Los Angeles through the tabloid and exploitative lens of television news in Dan Gilroy's 2014 Nightcrawler. Featuring a powerful and disturbing performance from Jake Gyllenhaal, Nightcrawler is one of the great films of the 2010s. Take a listen as Mr. Chavez and I re-visit this film, looking at the role of news reporting in today's world and the power of the image in captivating, intriguing, and frightening audiences. Take a listen and let us know what you think. We can be reached at gondoramos@yahoo.com.  As always, we continue to look to you good and loyal listeners for support. If you have listened and enjoyed our bantering over these nearly eight