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Nightcrawler (2014)

Directed by Dan Gilroy•1h 58m•Published Jul 30, 2024•Episode length 4h 52m
Episode 237 - Nightcrawler (w/ BFF of the BFE: Hermes Auslander)
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Jake Gyllenhaal
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Louis Bloom
Riz Ahmed
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Rick
Rene Russo
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Nina Romina
Bill Paxton
Bill Paxton
Joe Loder
Kevin Rahm
Kevin Rahm
Frank Kruse
Michael Hyatt
Michael Hyatt
Detective Frontieri
Price Carson
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Detective Lieberman
Kent Shocknek
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Sharon Tay
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Ann Cusack
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Linda

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Overview

When Lou Bloom, desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story. Aiding him in his effort is Nina, a TV-news veteran.

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(Deep Dive begins at 1:00:30) If the true value of any item is what someone’s willing to pay, what does it say about our free podcast? Join your favorite TransAtlantic podcasters, Ian, Liam and Georgia, as we're staying in Los Angeles and waiting for the police scanner to go off in search of the best lighting in Nightc…

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(Deep Dive begins at 1:00:30)

If the true value of any item is what someone’s willing to pay, what does it say about our free podcast? Join your favorite TransAtlantic podcasters, Ian, Liam and Georgia, as we're staying in Los Angeles and waiting for the police scanner to go off in search of the best lighting in Nightcrawler, brought to us by BFF of the BFE, Hermes Auslander of the Scuttlebutt Podcast. We really hope you like long runtimes in our 237th episode as we discuss:

  • The aftermath of the birthday equinox
  • Everything we did in our 1 week break from recording
  • Liam and Georgia's respective plays
  • We do talk about world events for a bit - fair warning
  • Hermes comes on board and tries to fix the mess he's made with Whiplash 2: A Nightcrawler Boogaloo
  • What is it about anti-heroes that troubles some of our panel so much
  • We distinguish the difference between a psychopath and a sociopath
  • Is Jake Gyllenhaal a great actor?
  • Whether or not Nightcrawler is the Best Film Ever

Become a Patron of this podcast and support the BFE at https://www.patreon.com/BFE

We are extremely thankful to our following Patrons for their most generous support:

  • Juleen from It Goes Down In The PM
  • Hermes Auslander
  • James DeGuzman
  • Synthia
  • Andy Dickson
  • Ensign Ian Davies
  • Chris Pedersen 
  • Duane Smith (Duane Smith!)
  • Randal Silva
  • The Yeetmeister
  • Nate The Great
  • Rev Bruce
  • Cheezy (with a fish on a bike)
  • Richard
  • Ryan Kuketz
  • Dirk Diggler
  • Shai Bergerfroind
  • Stew from the Stew World Order podcast
  • NorfolkDomus
  • John Humphrey's Right Foot
  • AJ from Nova Scotia
  • Timmy Tim Tim

Catch so much more of Hermes on his podcast, The Scuttlebutt Podcast at . https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-scuttlebutt-podcast/id1503504933 (Apple) or https://open.spotify.com/show/2n9CNB9X6QXnmvn78HBEoJ?si=ca1784afd4874ff3 (Spotify)

Buy some BFE merch at https://my-store-b4e4d4.creator-spring.com/

Massive thanks to Lex Van Den Berghe for the use of 'Mistake' by Luckydog.  Catch more from Lex's new band, The Maids of Honor at https://soundcloud.com/themaidsofhonor

Also massive thanks to Moonlight Social for our age game theme song.  You can catch more from them at https://www.moonlightsocialmusic.com/

Join Hermes in his revolution; he is trying so very hard.