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Nightcrawler
A pulse-pounding thriller set in the nocturnal underbelly of contemporary Los Angeles. Lou Bloom is a driven young man desperate for work who discovers the high-speed world of L.A. crime journalism. Joining a group of freelance camera crews who specialize in filming crashes, fires, murder and other mayhem, known as nightcrawlers, Lou muscles into the…
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A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence
The story loosely follows two travelling novelty salesmen and their unsuccessful attempts to sell their vampire teeth, laughing bags and monster masks. But this is merely the framework for a series of absurdist tableaux that comment more generally on history and the human condition. “This is the third in what Andersson is now calling a…