jake gyllenhaal
Searching for Answers in Denis Villeneuve’s ‘Prisoners’
As in all the best detective stories, the heroes of Denis Villeneuve's Prisoners are wrestling with questions much deeper than those of the case itself.
‘The Sisters Brothers’ Blazes a Brilliant — if Twisted — Trail
Jacques Audiard's revisionist Western shines thanks to moral quandaries and John C. Reilly's performance.
‘Nightcrawler’ and the Brand Called Lou Bloom™
The personal branding phenomenon is an ongoing crisis of humanity.
‘Life’: Wait, Haven’t We Seen This Before?
Life disregards its genre predecessor, Alien to the detriment of the film.
“This Is a Cautionary Tale”: An Interview With Dan Gilroy of ‘Nightcrawler’
PopMatters speaks with Nightcrawler writer/director and Academy Award nominee Dan Gilroy about writing antiheroes, watching local television news, and questioning the pervasiveness of fear mongering media.
You Can’t Know the Answer in ‘Enemy’
Director Denis Villeneuve's most successful film to date is a baffling mood piece, a puzzle designed with no solution.