Sometimes, when we have a strong socio-political point that we want to make, as writers, the urge is to get up on our soapbox and start preaching. But Nightcrawler succeeds precisely because the screenwriter, Dan Gilroy, was able to step off the soapbox and trust his story.

In this podcast, Jacob Krueger discusses Gilroy’s script for Nightcrawler and his spectacular ability to express a strong political message without shoving it down our throats.

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