Nightcrawler is a 2014 thriller written and directed by Dan Gilroy, who also gave us Velvet Buzzsaw. The film is centered on Lou Bloom (played by Jake Gyllenhaal), a desperate man who will do anything to make a buck. Jake delivers like a boss in this role alongside a brilliant cast. There are some fascinating themes to discuss … Read more
The Guilty is a 2021 remake of the Danish crime thriller Den Skyldige, primarily shot in a single location. The plot follows a demoted officer awaiting a court verdict working late shifts at the 911 call centre. He gets a call from a woman who says she’s being abducted, and the officer makes every effort to save … Read more
Do you love movies where one or more people live the same day over and over? Well, you’re in the right place! This style of film has been made in various genres – horror, drama, action, romance, comedy, and more. The loopers typically have no control of the looping period, and only they remember the events of … Read more
If you’re looking to ensure that you’ve watched all of the best time travel movies ever made, you’re in the right place. Contrary to the usual “best time travel lists” all over the internet, this one is a continually evolving one, and films keep getting added. So do drop a comment with your favourite flick … Read more
This is the Netflix film written and directed by Dan Gilroy (director of Nightcrawler). The Velvet Buzzsaw cast includes a long list of popular actors – Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Toni Collette, Zawe Ashton, and John Malkovich to name a few. The Velvet Buzzsaw sundance premier happened in January 2019, and the movie belongs to … Read more
Enemy is a 2013 Psychological Thriller brought to us by Denis Villeneuve, who also directed Arrival. Enemy makes Arrival look pretty straightforward. The Enemy cast includes Jake Gyllenhaal, Mélanie Laurent and Sarah Gadon in the lead roles. The story sees two identical people running into each other and what this does to their personal lives. … Read more
Source Code is a “repeating loop” Science Fiction film directed by Duncan Jones whose earlier film was Moon. Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan, and Vera Farmiga play the lead characters. It even has Russell Peters in a guest role. Unlike Moon, Source Code is a fast-paced thriller. The film follows a man who is made to … Read more
Life is a sci-fi thriller brought to us by director Jorge Daniel Espinosa. The film is about a crew on a space station which is conducting research on Mars’ soil. The movie stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Rebecca Ferguson, Ryan Reynolds, Hiroyuki Sanada, Ariyon Bakare and Olga Dihovichnaya. This is a rare film of Jake’s where you … Read more
Nocturnal Animals is brought to us by director Tom Ford and the cast includes Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Shannon and Isla Fisher to name a few. Michael Shannon, whose character is one of the best in the film, lost out to Mahershala Ali at the Oscars for Best Supporting Actor. So without much ado, … Read more
Donnie Darko is a Psychological Thriller about Donnie, a young fellow who ends up being in the centre of a story full of bizarre happenings. A young Jake Gyllenhaal plays Donnie. His sister, Maggie Gyllenhaal, plays his sister in the film – Elizabeth Darko. The rest of the Darkos are pretty normal and have a … Read more