“My motto is if you want to win the lottery you've got to make money to get a ticket.”

With Nightcrawler, writer/director Dan Gilroy has created one of the most fascinating yet haunting character studies I've ever seen.

The visual style manages to pull off being both sleek and gritty simultaneously, the neon lights highlighting the dark streets of night-time California, the tight editing and menacing score leading to moments of tension so blinding that I still can't wrap my…

“You want the moon? Just say the word and I'll throw a lasso around it and pull it down. Hey, that's a pretty good idea. I'll give you the moon, Mary.”

Not only the greatest Christmas movie of all time, but one of the greatest movies of all time in general. Apart from some dodgy film grain and jumpy editing, due to the impeccable direction and set design this 72 year old film holds up remarkably well and feels years…

Aside from a few small nitpicks I have with the fairly predictable story, weak antagonists and occasional bouts of goofy humour that seems to plague this franchise, this was the thematically rich and visually stunning (I know we say this basically every time a new animated feature arrives on our screens but by now they must have actually peaked, I lost count of the number of times I caught my breath and leaned back in my seat just to soak…

There's something about John Carney's films that really appeals to me. It's hard to pin down what it is exactly - whether it's the dialogue, the setting, the natural-feeling performances, the raw and authentic yet breathtaking musical numbers, or the universally relatable idea of a struggling artist with big ideas but slim chances of bringing them about, grounded in reality, constantly frustrated by their situational confines, loving those around them but struggling to make ends meet.

It's clear that this…