Jake Gyllenhaal

‘Presumed Innocent’ a slick spin on the classic book/film

If you’re looking for a mystery series where you can watch one episode nightly, then discuss theories with friends via a chat thread, then revel

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‘The Good Girl’ (2002) illustrates danger of obsession with one person

“The Good Girl” was my No. 1 movie of 2002 because I admired how writer Mike White and director Miguel Arteta captured how depressing the

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‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’s’ cornball rom-com humor hits the spot

Two of Peter’s classmates have a whirlwind romance on a school field trip. Nick Fury is grumpy about his calls going to voicemail. And to

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‘Life’ is another ‘Alien’ ripoff – but it’s one of the better ones (Movie review)

It’s hard to review “Life” (March 2017) — which I recently saw via Redbox – without entering into apologia. It is undeniably in the “Alien”

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‘Zodiac’ review

“Zodiac” – Director David Fincher lusciously recreates the details of the 1970s – I love seeing what newsrooms used to look like, complete with typewriters.

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Villeneuve’s ‘Prisoners’ is one of the year’s best thrillers (Movie review)

I held off for a while on seeing “Prisoners” because the previews seemed to give away the whole movie: 1) Girls kidnapped, 2) dad (Hugh Jackman) tortures

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