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Uncovering Curiosities: Dan Gilroy’s ROMAN J. ISRAEL ESQ.

A rare Denzel Washington film that failed to connect with audiences, Roman J. Israel, Esq. is the star’s lowest grossing film since Mississippi Masala back in 1992. Budgeted at $22 million, the 2017 legal drama grossed just $11.9 million in [...]

October 18, 2021

Behind The Scenes Jake Gyllenhaal & Dan Gilroy On The Set Of NIGHTCRAWLER

Jake Gyllenhaal has littered his career with haunted and broken characters (Donnie Darko, Brokeback Mountain, Zodiac). 2014’s Nightcrawler sees Gyllenhaal play Louis Bloom, a petty criminal who discovers the financial potential in becoming a [...]

September 4, 2021

The End Of MICHAEL CLAYTON Is One Of The All Time Greats

Written and directed by Tony Gilroy, Michael Clayton is a cracking legal thriller starring George Clooney as a ‘fixer for a New York law firm who gets in over his over his head when he’s tasked to handle an internal crisis. This final [...]

April 26, 2020

Why Tony Scott’s ENEMY OF THE STATE Is Still Essential Viewing More Than 20 Years On

The late Tony Scott made a lot of great movies but 1998’s Enemy Of The State might just be his best (at the very least it’s up there with Spy Game and Man On Fire). It’s a paranoia/conspiracy thriller which still packs a punch over [...]

December 16, 2019

MICHAEL CLAYTON – The End

This final scene from Tony Gilroy‘s Michael Clayton might be one of the all-time greats. George Clooney delivers some great acting in this sequence, with no dialogue. It’s all in the [...]

June 26, 2018

DVD Review: ROMAN J. ISRAEL ESQ. Has Good Characterisation But Poor Structure

A rare Denzel Washington film that failed to connect with audiences, Roman J. Israel, Esq. is the star’s lowest grossing film since Mississippi Masala back in 1992 (fun fact: both these films have terrible titles). Written and directed by Dan [...]

June 16, 2018

Trailer: Jon Hamm And Rosamund Pike Go To BEIRUT

Jon Hamm in a political thriller directed by Brad Anderson and written by Tony Gilroy? You got me right there. This won’t be an easy sell to the popcorn munching masses, but it should find an audience – if it’s as good as it [...]

January 13, 2018

New ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY Trailer; Not Sold On Felicity Jones As An Intergalactic Badass

Here we have another trailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. There’s a lot to like about what they’ve packed into this – but it doesn’t give me the same thrill as the trailers for The Force Awakens. I like the AT-AT action and it’s good [...]

August 13, 2016

DVD Review: Jake Gyllenhaal Prowls The Seedy Streets Of L.A. In NIGHTCRAWLER

Nightcrawler sees Jake Gyllenhaal continue to litter his career with haunted and broken characters (Donnie Darko, Brokeback Mountain, Zodiac). Gyllenhaal plays Louis Bloom, a petty criminal who discovers the financial potential in becoming a video [...]

February 21, 2015