Strange World (2022)

The Clades family is a legendary family of explorers, but their attitudes and opinions are very different.

'Strange World' is an animated film full of adventures and imagination. It succeeds in taking the Disney style away from its overused templates in an attempt to cover more modern tastes and new ideas. The film did not have the success it deserved, unfortunately.

Directors:  Don Hall, Qui Nguyen  

With: Jake Gyllenhaal, Jaboukie Young-White, Gabrielle Union, Dennis Quaid

Rating: 8/10

The Guilty (2021)

A demoted policeman becomes intensely involved after getting a call from a kidnapped woman while he works on the 911 call service.

'The Guilty' is another cop thriller by Antoine Fuqua. Intense as usual, but different in style, mainly due to the lack of visual presence of all the characters except for Jake Gyllenhaal's, which sometimes reminds the viewer of 'Locke' (with Tom Hardy). The idea of ​​the story has its merits, but it is predictable at times, however that does not decrease the suspense or the intensity of the eyes and the acting of Jake Gyllenhaal who as usual gives everything he has in another somewhat unusual role.

Director:  Antoine Fuqua   

With: Jake Gyllenhaal, Riley Keough, Peter Sarsgaard, Christina Vidal, Paul Dano

Rating: 8/10

Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019)

In a post-Avengers: Endgame world, Spider-Man tries to do things normal for his age, but the fate of his superhero persona gets in his way.

Another movie from the endless series of features in the current Marvel Universe. It's a pretty entertaining film, with some quite original and more appealing ideas and plot for an audience so fed up with the same type of villain. Which is really very refreshing, but as a movie, Far From Home can't be considered anything more than just a filler one.

Director:  Jon Watts     

With: Tom Holland, Samuel L. Jackson, Jake Gyllenhaal, Marisa Tomei, Zendaya

Rating: 7/10

Nocturnal Animals (2016)

Susan este o femeie de succes nefericita ce incepe sa isi analizeze faptele din trecut dupa ce primeste un roman dramatic scris de fostul ei sot.

Un film drama, analitic aproape fara a spune nimic. Toate tacerile sunt bine plasate si cronometrate si pline de subinteles. Romanul mai sus-mentionat constituie un pretext pentru a avea un film in film. Asta ajuta in a evidentia starea mentala a tuturor celor implicati printr-o paralela foarte interesanta a doua traume psihologice foarte diferite dar e si o miscare de marketing, deoarece face posibila tranzitia de la film artistic cu ceva de spus la un film cu atractie comerciala fara a anula nici una din trasaturile de admirat. Apasator dar inteligent si foarte stilizat, Nocturnal Animals e un film fara cusur.

Regia:  Tom Ford     

Cu: Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Shannon, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Isla Fisher, Armie Hammer, Laura Linney, Andrea Riseborough, Michael Sheen

Rating: 10/10

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Enemy (2013)

Un profesor de istorie descopera ca exista o alta persoana identica siesi.

Un film mai complex decat merita pe un subiect vechi cat lumea. Interesant vizual si ca enigma de descalcit, devine oarecum banal dupa putina cugetare. In plus, devine dificil a vorbi despre Enemy fara o masura de de spoilere. Are o retea de simboluri oarecum simpla, filmul putand fi interpretat in mai multe moduri: dublura personajului sugereaza dualitatea de caracter si lupta interioara dintre alegerea corecta si tentatie iar paianjenul ce apare frecvent poate fi ori o transgresiune din trecut inconjurata de regret si melancolie ori poate fi chiar prezentul ce urmeaza o alegere corecta, reprezentat astfel ca inhibare a eu-lui adevarat. 

Regia: Denis Villeneuve 

Cu: Jake Gyllenhaal, Mélanie Laurent, Sarah Gadon, Isabella Rossellini

Rating: 7/10

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Jarhead(2005)

Vor fi multi cei care se vor pacali asteptand un film tare, de actiune. Vor avea parte in schimb, cu probabil o mina dezamagita, de o adevarata poveste despre camaraderie si despre amprenta imposibil de sters a razboiului. Desi era de asteptat considerand ca regizorul nu e altul decat Sam Mendes. Cu o distributie excelenta si pe ici pe colo suprinzatoare, filmul reuseste sa atinga tocmai prin naturalete, lipsa de perdea, imaturitatea personajelor sau tocmai dovada de netagaduit a unei prea puternice, brutale si precoce maturizari, prin umor, prin traire, prin inimi ranite, prin dorinta de a conta, de a nu fi doar inca o furnica a societatii, prin recunoasterea egalitatii, apartenenta la o "fratie". Jake Gyllenhaal face un rol memorabil - nu ca asta mai surprinde pe cineva - dar la fel merita mentionate partiturile ceva mai scurte ale lui Peter Sarsgaard, Jamie Foxx si Lucas Black precum si o aparitie scurtissima dar persistenta a lui Dennis Haysbert.

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