SXSW Film Panel: A Conversation With Jake Gyllenhaal

Acclaimed actor talks about fear and apathy

"...When Jake Gyllenhaal is considering taking on a role, there's one..."

March 12, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Jake Gyllenhaal Is An Axe Murderer

Right now through the prism of actors in music videos

"...I think Jake Gyllenhaal does, which might be why the Academy Award..."

Jan. 22, 2014 Music Post by Lexie Maravich

SXSW Film Panel: A Conversation With Jake Gyllenhaal

Acclaimed actor talks about fear and apathy

March 18, 2016 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Demolition

Jake Gyllenhaal stars in dramedy as a man rebuilding his life

"...Directed by: Jean-Marc Vallée. Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Naomi Watts, Chris Cooper, Judah Lewis, Heather Lind..."

April 8, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Stronger

The story of Boston Marathon bombing survivor Jeff Bauman

"...Directed by: David Gordon Green. Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Tatiana Maslany, Miranda Richardson, Lenny Clarke, Clancy Brown,..."

Sept. 29, 2017 Movie Review by Danielle White

Nightcrawler

Jake Gyllenhaal gives a terrifically fierce performance as a tenacious and delusional self-actualizer.

"...Directed by: Dan Gilroy. Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Riz Ahmed, Bill Paxton and Michael..."

Oct. 31, 2014 Movie Review by William Goss

Love & Other Drugs

A pharmaceutical salesman with devastating charm and a woman who has no interest in settling down learn that love is the best drug of all.

"...Directed by: Edward Zwick. Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway, Oliver Platt, Hank Azaria, Josh Gad,..."

Dec. 3, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Japanese Madness Overtakes Fantastic Fest

Miike, Sono, and Studio Ghibli all added to lineup

"...and Sion Sono, star power from Keanu Reeves and Jake Gyllenhaal, and the long-awaited history of Eighties VHS maniacs..."

Aug. 27, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Life

Astronauts discover that a wall won't keep out a new alien life form

"...Directed by: Daniel Espinosa. Starring: Rebecca Ferguson, Ryan Reynolds, Jake Gyllenhaal, Hiroyuki Sanada and Naoko Mori...."

March 31, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Southpaw

This boxer's story is familiar, but Jake Gyllenhaal is all new

"...Directed by: Antoine Fuqua. Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rachel McAdams, Forest Whitaker, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson,..."

July 24, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

DVDanger: 'Enemy'

Jake Gyllenhaal versus Jake Gyllenhaal. And spiders.

"...Remember when Jake Gyllenhaal became famous with Donnie Darko, and then he..."

June 28, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Nocturnal Animals

A dark meditation on regret and revenge

"...Directed by: Tom Ford. Starring: Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Shannon, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Isla Fisher, Ellie Bamber,..."

Nov. 18, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Donnie Darko

This unnerving, electrifying film provides a unique take on the teen psyche in modern suburbia.

"...Directed by: Richard Kelly. Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, Noah Wyle, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Katharine Ross,..."

Feb. 22, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Sisters Brothers

A murderers’ row of great actors in this contract killer Western comedy

"...by: Jacques Audiard. Starring: John C. Reilly, Joaquin Phoenix, Jake Gyllenhaal, Riz Ahmed, Rutger Hauer, Rebecca Root and Allison..."

Sept. 28, 2018 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Prisoners

Jake Gyllenhaal is a detective working a troubling case, and Hugh Jackman's wound-up father of the victim is just one of his problems.

"...Directed by: Denis Villeneuve. Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Hugh Jackman, Viola Davis, Paul Dano, Melissa Leo,..."

Sept. 27, 2013 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

End of Watch

This believable L.A. cop drama, starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Pena, is from the writer of Training Day, David Ayer.

"...Directed by: David Ayer. Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Peña, Anna Kendrick, Cody Horn, America Ferrera,..."

Sept. 21, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Source Code

These strangers on a train are players in a gripping science fiction roundelay.

"...Directed by: Duncan Jones. Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Vera Farmiga, Michelle Monaghan, Jeffrey Wright, Michael Arden..."

April 1, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Rendition

Intelligent and well-meaning, Rendition is nevertheless an oversimplified and uneven attempt to arouse righteous indignation among its viewers.

"...Directed by: Gavin Hood. Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Jake Gyllenhaal, Omar Metwally, Peter Sarsgaard, Meryl Streep, Alan Arkin,..."

Oct. 19, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Moonlight Mile

"...Ellen Pompeo, Holly Hunter, Susan Sarandon, Dustin Hoffman and Jake Gyllenhaal. Middle-aged commercial real estate agent Benjamin Floss (Hoffman)..."

Oct. 4, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Spider-Man: Far From Home

Everyone's favorite web-slinger returns for a new era of Marvel

"...Directed by: Jon Watts. Starring: Tom Holland, Jake Gyllenhaal, Samuel L. Jackson, Zendaya, Cobie Smulders, Marisa Tomei,..."

July 5, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Wildlife

Gyllenhaal and Mulligan burn in this period marriage drama

"...Directed by: Paul Dano. Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Carey Mulligan, Ed Oxenbould and Bill Camp...."

Nov. 2, 2018 Movie Review by Danielle White

Bubble Boy

"...Directed by: Blair Hayes. Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Swoosie Kurtz, Marley Shelton, Danny Trejo, John Carroll..."

Aug. 24, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Brokeback Mountain

The beautifully wrought film is a tragic love story (not a "gay cowboy movie") that’s defined by its staggering heartbreak.

"...Directed by: Ang Lee. Starring: Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Williams, Anne Hathaway, Linda Cardellini and Randy..."

Dec. 16, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Film Announces Features Lineup

Competitive narratives and docs unveiled, plus more

"...Think Twice with Keegan-Michael Key and Community's Gillian Jacobs. Jake Gyllenhaal loses it as a grief-stricken investment banker in..."

Feb. 2, 2016 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

After A Fashion

Your Style Avatar repents for earlier anti-Renée Zellwegging, peanut butter, chocolate, and pee-pee

"...ill-mannered photographer who tried to take a photo of Jake Gyllenhaal relieving himself at a urinal after a screening..."

March 18, 2011 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

The Guilty

One cop, one room, one phone call in this thriller remake

"...Directed by: Antoine Fuqua. Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Ethan Hawke, Riley Keough, Paul Dano and Peter..."

Oct. 1, 2021 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

On the Run with Jay & Bey

First couple of hip-hop’s cinematic ruse – or was it!?

"...motorcycle behind Jay-Z. Sean Penn, Guillermo Díaz, Emmy Rossum, Jake Gyllenhaal, Blake Lively, Rashida & Kidada Jones – talk..."

May 22, 2014 Music Post by Abby Johnston

Strange World

Disney animated adventure revamps pulp fun with a story of fathers and sons

"...Directed by: Don Hall and Qui Nguyen. Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Dennis Quaid, Jaboukie Young-White, Gabrielle Union and Lucy..."

Nov. 25, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film: The Whole Enchilada

Red-hot and really long list of all the titles to date

"...Jones, Writer: Ben Ripley When soldier Captain Colter Stevens (Jake Gyllenhaal) wakes up in the body of an unknown..."

Feb. 2, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

Jake Gyllenhaal stars in this nearly bloodless, family-friendly throwback to a cinematic age when Persian palace intrigue, winsome princesses, and ambitious princes ruled the back lots.

"...Directed by: Mike Newell. Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Gemma Arterton, Ben Kingsley, Alfred Molina, Steve Toussaint,..."

May 28, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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