Movie Reviews: Nightcrawler, Mr Turner, The Guarantee

IN THE US, a Nightcrawler (16s) is a freelance journalist who trawls the city streets by night, camera at the ready, to film newsworthy items for the voracious TV networks.

A nightcrawler is also a worm used for fishing bait, and Jake Gyllenhaal’s performance, as Louis Bloom, combines both interpretations of the word: he’s a slimy bottom-feeder mesmerised by the murky world of guerrilla journalism when he happens upon Joe Loder (Bill Paxton) filming a blood-spattered car accident.