Dan Gilroy

Velvet Buzzsaw trailer with Jake Gyllenhaal puts new spin on arthouse horror

Posted 8 years ago

Jake Gyllenhaal and writer/director Dan Gilroy teamed up for the excellent thriller NIGHTCRAWLER back in 2014, and now the duo is back in the new horror flick – VELVET BUZZSAW. The first trailer has been released for the movie set...

2019 Netflix Preview

Posted 8 years ago

Alex Each year, Netflix and other streaming services continue to up the ante on the quality of their films. In 2018, Netflix had movie theater quality releases like Andy Serkis' MOWGLI, Alfonso Cuaron's acclaimed ROMA, the Sandra Bullock starring horror...

The UnPopular Opinion: The Fall

Posted 8 years ago

Alex THE UNPOPULAR OPINION is an ongoing column featuring different takes on films that either the writer HATED, but that the majority of film fans LOVED, or that the writer LOVED, but that most others LOATHED. We're hoping this column...

Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo & more join Dan Gilroy’s Netflix film

Posted 8 years ago

Dan Gilroy's NIGHTCRAWLER blew me away upon its release and still remains one of my favourite films, so any form of NIGHTCRAWLER reunion is sure to excite me. Following ROMAN J. ISRAEL, ESQ., Dan Gilroy is currently in production on...

Stranger Things’ Natalia Dyer Joins Jake Gyllenhaal in new horror-thriller

Posted 8 years ago

One of the breakout stars of Netflix's STRANGER THINGS is Natalia Dyer. I love her as Nancy Wheeler and so I'm happy as hell that she's getting some major roles now including this new horror thriller co-starring Jake Gyllenhaal. The untitled...

Denzel Washington’s Roman J. Israel, Esq has been substantially re-edited

Posted 9 years ago

After Dan Gilroy's NIGHTCRAWLER was met with thunderous applause, audiences were left anxiously awaiting Gilroy's next project, which turned out to be ROMAN J. ISRAEL, ESQ., a legal thriller starring Denzel Washington as the titular character. Those hoping for another...

Awfully Good Movies: Freejack (Video)

Posted 9 years ago

Freejack (1992) Director: Geoff Murphy Stars: Emilio Estevez, Mick Jagger, Anthony Hopkins This weekend, Harrison Ford is back on the hunt for replicants alongside Ryan Gosling in BLADE RUNNER 2049, so Awfully Good Movies is going to activate a cinematic program from...

Denzel Washington is stellar in Roman J. Israel, Esq. trailer

Posted 9 years ago

If you haven’t accepted that Denzel Washington is one of the greatest leading men ever then perhaps you need to admit yourself into some kind institution where you can get some help, because that man is a god. He turned...

Denzel Washington is Roman J. Israel in first look at the Dan Gilroy film

Posted 9 years ago

After Dan Gilroy's NIGHTCRAWLER absolutely blew me away, thanks in large part to Jake Gyllenhaal's performance as the unnerving yet charming sociopath Louis Bloom, I've been anxiously awaiting Gilroy's follow-up, ROMAN J. ISRAEL, ESQ. Set in the underbelly of the...

Dan Gilroy reunites with Jake Gyllenhaal & Rene Russo for new Netflix movie

Posted 9 years ago

In his directorial debut, Dan Gilroy crafted a sleek, disturbing thriller which featured Jake Gyllenhaal as the remarkably creepy, yet charming, Lou Bloom. NIGHTCRAWLER was one hell of a first outing and I absolutely loved it, which makes the news...