Life is a great science-fiction horror movie, with a terrifying monster, amazing ambiance, a solid cast and some interesting set pieces. The plot revolves around a group of astronauts (mainly, Jake Gyllenhaal, Rebecca Ferguson and Ryan Reynolds) who discover alien life that isn’t very friendly. This leads to a game of cat and mouse with […]

Film Review: Nocturnal Animals

Nocturnal Animals is Tom Ford’s sophomore feature and he ambitiously weaves dual narratives to pretty successful results.

Demolition

Demolition sees Jean-Marc Vallée continuing to grow as a director, with Jake Gyllenhaal continuing the trend of delivering great lead performances for him.

Film Review: Everest

I feel like I’ve been saying this a lot lately about “based on a true story” films, but Everest is no different: some stories, as worth telling as they are, just don’t make the best movies. Taken as inspiration? Sure. But a truthful retelling just doesn’t quite work on the big screen as far as […]

Film Review: Southpaw

Southpaw gets a couple of things right around a solid Jake Gyllenhaal performance, but its misery porn laden mess of a script sinks most everything going for it.

Grant’s Film Awards for 2014

As the Academy Awards are around the corner, I took a look back at the best films of 2014. Also, I answered the tough questions like: what was the best Tom Cruise movie of 2014?

Film Review: Nightcrawler

Nightcrawler is a great, and twisted, little thriller, with a possible career best performance out of Jake Gyllenhaal.

For Your Renting Pleasure

In this week’s “For Your Renting Pleasure” I went with one film that follows those that uphold the law with End of Watch, and one film about those who break it with Hit & Run. Criminals were right, they have more fun.

Middle of the Row

Jake Gyllenhaal

Middle of the Row – The Podcast: 070 – Velvet Buzzsaw Needs Sharpening

Movie Night with Lauren: Alien: Covenant & Life