14th Jun2023

‘Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant’ Review (Amazon Prime)

by James Rodrigues

Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Dar Salim, Sean Sagar, Jason Wong, Rhys Yates, Christian Ochoa Lavernia, Bobby Schofield, Emily Beecham, Jonny Lee Miller, Alexander Ludwig | Written by Guy Ritchie, Ivan Atkinson, Marn Davies | Directed by Guy Ritchie As on-screen text reads, the U.S. responded to 9/11 by deploying troops to Afghanistan. As the number of troops rose […]

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28th Dec2022

‘Strange World’ Review (Disney+)

by Guest

Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Dennis Quaid, Jaboukie Young-White, Gabrielle Union, Lucy Liu | Written by Qui Nguyen | Directed by Don Hall A journey deep into an uncharted and treacherous land, where fantastical creatures await the legendary Clades – a family of explorers whose differences threaten to topple their latest, and by far most crucial, mission. […]

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29th Jun2022

‘Ambulance’ Blu-ray Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Eiza González, Garret Dillahunt, Jackson White, Moses Ingram, Keir O’Donnell | Written by Chris Fedak | Directed by Michael Bay Remaking a foreign language movie might seem like an unusual step for master-of-mayhem Michael Bay, but that’s what’s happened with his latest movie Ambulance, which is based on the […]

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25th Mar2022

‘Ambulance’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Eiza González, Garret Dillahunt, Jackson White, Moses Ingram, Keir O’Donnell | Written by Chris Fedak | Directed by Michael Bay Remaking a foreign language movie might seem like an unusual step for master-of-mayhem Michael Bay, but that’s what’s happened with his latest movie Ambulance, which is based on the […]

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08th Nov2019

‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ Blu-ray Review

by Jak-Luke Sharp

Stars: Tom Holland, Zendaya, Jacob Batalon, Jake Gyllenhaal, Samuel L. Jackson, Marisa Tomei, Jon Favreau, Tony Revolori, Angourie Rice, Remy Hii, Martin Starr, J.B Smoove, Cobie Smulders | Written by Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers | Directed by Jon Watts Spider-Man: Far From Home, directed by Jon Watts, is the latest entry to the smash-hit and newly […]

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14th Aug2019

‘The Sisters Brothers’ DVD Review

by Jak-Luke Sharp

Stars: John C. Reilly, Joaquin Phoenix, Jake Gyllenhaal, Riz Ahmed, Rebecca Root, Allison Tolman, Rutger Hauer, Carol Kane, Patrice Cossonneau | Written by Jacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain | Directed by Jacques Audiard [NOTE: With the film finally out on DVD here in the UK, here’s a reposting of our review of the film from its […]

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05th Jul2019

‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ Review

by Jak-Luke Sharp

Stars: Tom Holland, Zendaya, Jacob Batalon, Jake Gyllenhaal, Samuel L. Jackson, Marisa Tomei, Jon Favreau, Tony Revolori, Angourie Rice, Remy Hii, Martin Starr, J.B Smoove, Cobie Smulders | Written by Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers | Directed by Jon Watts Spider-Man: Far From Home, directed by Jon Watts, is the latest entry to the smash-hit and newly […]

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05th Feb2019

‘Velvet Buzzsaw’ Review

by Jak-Luke Sharp

Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Zawe Ashton, Toni Collette, John Malkovich, Daveed Diggs, Natalia Dyer, Billy Magnussen | Written and Directed by Dan Gilroy Dan Gilroy returns with the stylishly abstract and vivid subverted injection of horror in Velvet Buzzsaw. Five years after his breakout directorial debut Nightcrawler and two years after his sophomore Oscar-nominated Denzel Washington starring effort Roman […]

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15th Jan2019

New trailer, poster & image for ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’

by Phil Wheat

Peter Parker returns in Spider-Man: Far From Home, the next chapter of the Tom Holland led Spider-Man series, which also stars Samuel L. Jackson, Zendaya, Cobie Smulders, Jon Favreau, JB Smoove, Jacob Batalon, Martin Starr, Marisa Tomei and Jake Gyllenhaal. Our friendly neighborhood Super Hero decides to join his best friends Ned, MJ, and the […]

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08th Jan2019

‘The Sisters Brothers’ Review

by Jak-Luke Sharp

Stars: John C. Reilly, Joaquin Phoenix, Jake Gyllenhaal, Riz Ahmed, Rebecca Root, Allison Tolman, Rutger Hauer, Carol Kane, Patrice Cossonneau | Written by Jacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain | Directed by Jacques Audiard Based on Patrick DeWitt’s novel, The Sisters Brothers revolves around the colorfully named gold prospector Hermann Kermit Warm, who’s being pursued across 1000 […]

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14th Dec2017

Culture Dump #20: 5 Actors who REALLY want to win an Oscar!

by Simon Bland

The 90th Academy Awards is just a few months away – and you can tell. The industry has stepped up its game by firing out its best and brightest titles in the hopes of bagging gold – but who’ll come out on top? While Oscar predictions can often be hit and miss, some stars wear […]

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08th Dec2017

‘Stronger’ Review

by Rupert Harvey

Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Tatiana Maslany, Miranda Richardson, Clancy Brown, Lenny Clarke | Written by John Pollono, Jeff Bauman | Directed by David Gordon Green David Gordon Green drifts yet further from his Pineapple Express and Your Highness frat comedy legacy with this safe and reverent adaptation of the true-life story of Jeff Bauman, a young […]

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30th Jun2017

‘Okja’ Review

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Tilda Swinton, Paul Dano, Seo-Hyun Ahn, Giancarlo Esposito, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jungeun Lee, Hee-Bong Byun, Shirley Henderson | Written and Directed by Bong Joon Ho In a world where we are running out of food and our population is increasing, finding an answer to the problem is something the world is working on. Okja shows […]

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13th Dec2016

‘Donnie Darko: Limited Edition 4K Restoration’ Review (Arrow Video)

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, Mary McDonnell, Holmes Osborne, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Daveigh Chase, James Duval, Arthur Taxier, Patrick Swayze, David St. James | Written and Directed by Richard Kelly Donnie Darko is one of those films that are hard to forget. I’ll admit that I was obsessed by it, and the true meaning so I’ve […]

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26th Feb2015

‘Nightcrawler’ Blu-ray Review

by Dan Clark

Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Bill Paxton, Michael Papajohn, Marco Rodríguez, James Huang, Kent Shocknek, Pat Harvey, Sharon Tay, Rick Garcia, Leah Fredkin, Jonny Coyne | Written and Directed by Dan Gilroy First time director Dan Gilroy has started strong with his debut film Nightcrawler.This sadistic character study is darkly twisted in the best ways. It is […]

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07th Feb2015

‘Enemy’ DVD Review

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Mélanie Laurent, Sarah Gadon, Isabella Rossellini, Joshua Peace, Tim Post, Kedar Brown, Darryl Dinn, Misha Highstead, Megan Mane, Alexis Uiga | Written by Javier Gullón | Directed by Denis Villeneuve What would you do if you found a person who is your exact copy? Would you hunt this doppelgänger down and try to connect […]

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30th Oct2014

‘Nightcrawler’ Review

by Dan Clark

Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Bill Paxton, Michael Papajohn, Marco Rodríguez, James Huang, Kent Shocknek, Pat Harvey, Sharon Tay, Rick Garcia, Leah Fredkin, Jonny Coyne | Written and Directed by Dan Gilroy First time director Dan Gilroy has started strong with his debut film Nightcrawler.This sadistic character study is darkly twisted in the best ways. It is […]

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