Movie Reviews6.1/10
‘Velvet Buzzsaw’: Cursed Paintings and the Greed That Kills Them
A tale of art, greed, and the supernatural curse upon a painter's wondrous canvases.
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Tag: Jake Gyllenhaal
Movie Reviews4.9/10
Demolition Review: Jake Gyllenhaal Dismantles Everything to Find Feeling
A man who cannot feel tears down his world piece by piece in this dark comedy of grief.
Movie Reviews6.3/10
Jake Gyllenhaal anchors a tight phone-call thriller that can’t quite justify its setup
A man in a chair, a single phone line, and a woman in real danger — a tight thriller, anchored by Gyllenhaal's performance.
Movie Reviews5.8/10
Brothers (2009): A Sturdy Premise, Softened by Warmth
A review of Brothers (2009), the Jim Sheridan remake starring Tobey Maguire, Jake Gyllenhaal and Natalie Portman, with two Golden Globe nominations.
Movie Reviews6.4/10
Everest Turns Mountain Climbing Into a Story About Logistics and Ego
Review of Baltasar Kormákur's 2015 survival film Everest, starring Jason Clarke and Jake Gyllenhaal, about the 1996 Mount Everest disaster.
Movie Reviews5.5/10
Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway’s chemistry can’t save a romance that mistakes cynicism for depth
Love & Other Drugs (2010) review: Gyllenhaal and Hathaway sell pharma romance, but Zwick's film dodges its own best ideas. Score: 5.5/10.
Movie Reviews5.7/10
Southpaw Review: Gyllenhaal’s Bruising Boxing Drama Goes the Distance Without Landing a Clean Shot
Southpaw review: Jake Gyllenhaal's boxer loses everything, Forest Whitaker rebuilds him, and the script never earns its redemption. A 5.7 out of 10.
Movie Reviews8.7/10
Brokeback Mountain: A Love That Outlasts Everything Built Around It
Review of Ang Lee's Brokeback Mountain: Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal as Ennis and Jack, a love that outlasts everything. 8.7 out of 10.
Movie Reviews6.7/10
Nocturnal Animals Review: Tom Ford’s Revenge Story Wears an Art Film’s Clothes
Tom Ford's Nocturnal Animals, reviewed: Amy Adams reads a manuscript, Michael Shannon steals the film, and the revenge story never quite earns its ending.
Movie Reviews4.7/10
The Day After Tomorrow: A Disaster Movie That Ages Oddly
The Day After Tomorrow (2004): Emmerich's climate disaster blockbuster with Dennis Quaid and Jake Gyllenhaal, its science, box office, and mixed reviews.
Movie Reviews7.4/10
Source Code Review: Duncan Jones’s Eight-Minute Loop, 15 Years On
Source Code review: Duncan Jones sends Jake Gyllenhaal back into eight minutes on a Chicago train to stop a bombing. A tight 93-minute puzzle box.
Movie Reviews7.7/10
Nightcrawler: Dan Gilroy’s Sharp, Mean Debut
Dan Gilroy's Nightcrawler (2014) stars Jake Gyllenhaal as Lou Bloom, a freelance crime photographer chasing violent footage across Los Angeles at night.