In Part 8 of this season on movies and The Great Recession, Tori and Dávid reflect on the hustle culture of the mid-2010s and how criticism of the grindset began to appear in the biggest indie hits of 2014.

• Letterboxd: Nightcrawler, 2014, directed by Dan Gilroy
• YouTube: Nightcrawler trailer
• YouTube: Nightcrawler fake Craigslist promo
• Letterboxd: Whiplash, 2014, directed by Damien Chazelle
• Letterboxd: Boyhood, 2014, directed by Richard Linklater