Spider-Man: Far From Home - Movie Review

The Movie: Spider-Man: Far From Home

The Director: Jon Watts

The Cast: Tom Holland, Zendaya, Jake Gyllenhaal, Samuel L. Jackson, Marisa Tomei, Jon Favreau, Jacob Batalon, Tony Revolori, Cobie Smulders, Angourie Rice

The Story: Following the events of Avengers: Endgame, Spider-Man must step up to take on new threats in a world that has changed forever.

Okja - Movie Review

The Movie: Okja

The Director: Bong Joon-ho

The Cast: Tilda Swinton, Paul Dano, Ahn Seo-hyun

The Story: Meet Mija, a young girl who risks everything to prevent a powerful, multi-national company from kidnapping her best friend - a fascinating animal named Okja.

Life (2017) - Movie Review

The Movie: Life

The Director: Daniel Espinosa (Safe House)

The Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Ryan Reynolds, Rebecca Ferguson, Hiroyuki Sanada, Olga Dihovichnaya, Ariyon Bakare, and Naoko Mori

The Story: A team of scientists aboard the International Space Station discover a rapidly evolving life form, that caused extinction on Mars, and now threatens the crew and all life on Earth.

Nocturnal Animals - Movie Review

The Movie:
Nocturnal Animals, written and directed by Tom Ford, is a dramatic thriller about a writer whose violent novel has his ex wife wondering if he may be seeking revenge for their failed marriage. The film features acting performances from Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Michael Shannon, Isla Fisher, Armie Hammer, Karl Glusman, Robert Aramayo, and Laura Linney.

Demolition - Movie Review

Demoliton is a film by Jean-Marc Vallée whose previous work includes Wild and Dallas Buyers Club, both of which were nominated for many awards. This movie about a man who needs to tear his life apart before recovering from his wife's sudden death features acting performances from Jake Gyllenhaal, Naomi Watts, Chris Cooper, Judah Lewis, C.J. Wilson, and Polly Draper.

Everest - Movie Review

Everett is a movie based on real life events and was directed by Baltasar Kormákur who's previous work includes the films 2 Guns and Contraband. The film stars Jason Clark, Josh Brolin, John Hawkes, Robin Wright, Emily Watson, Keira Knightley, Sam Worthington, and Jake Gyllenhaal.

Southpaw - Movie Review

Southpaw is a film by Antoine Fuqua who is best know for how work on Training Day, The Equalizer, and Olympus Has Fallen. The movie stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Rachel McAdams, Forest Whitaker, Oona Laurence, 50 Cent, Naomie Harris, Victor Ortiz, Miguel Gomez, and Beau Knapp.

Nightcrawler - Movie Review

Nightcrawler is a psychological thriller written and directed by Dan Gilroy who is also making his debut effort behind the lens. He has previously written movies like Real Steel and The Bourne Legacy. The movie stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Bill Paxton, and Rene Russo.

Prisoners - Movie Review

Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal square off in Prisoners, an intense crime thriller directed by Denis Villeneuve and written by Aaron Guzikowski. The all star cast also includes Maria Bello, Terrence Howard, Viola Davis, Melissa Leo, and Paul Dano.

End of Watch - Movie Review

For a little perspective on my thought process going in to seeing "End of Watch", you should know that I've never really been a fan of Michael Peña or Jake Gyllenhaal and I always thought David Ayer's highly regarded "Training Day" was a decent movie but nothing spectacular. With that in mind, the trailer for Ayer's latest film about cops still didn't do much to draw me in, but of course I was willing to give it a chance.