Jake Gyllenhaal

Strange World review – Disney’s tangled alt-family eco-drama means well
The first animation from the entertainment giant to feature an openly gay teen, about an end-of-days environmental disaster, tries to shoehorn too much in
Cath Clarke
21, Nov, 2022 @5:00 PM

Saturday Night Live: Jake Gyllenhaal hosts a mediocre episode
The Ambulance star gives it his all but the sketches, taking in Ketanji Brown Jackson, Child’a Play and cabaret, aren’t up to snuff
Zach Vasquez
10, Apr, 2022 @1:44 PM

Ambulance review – a decent B-movie spoiled by the Michael Bay treatment
The maximalist director overcooks his adaptation of a 2005 Danish thriller, while Jake Gyllenhall lets rip
Wendy Ide
27, Mar, 2022 @10:30 AM

Ambulance review – Michael Bay hijack thriller pumped full of radioactive steroids
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Jake Gyllenhaal are the duo who take over an ambulance after a heist goes wrong in a film with no workable script
Peter Bradshaw
24, Mar, 2022 @12:01 AM

'His songs are like a fabulous steak': an all-star toast to Stephen Sondheim
The supreme lyricist and composer has died aged 91. In a piece first published to mark his 9oth birthday, Jake Gyllenhaal, Patti LuPone, Chita Rivera, Nathan Lane and many more celebrate the man and his musicals
Interviews by Chris Wiegand and Alexis Soloski
26, Nov, 2021 @10:45 PM

Where’s Taylor Swift’s scarf – is it in Jake Gyllenhaal’s drawer?
As Swift rereleases 2012’s Red, her fans want to know – but you can buy a red scarf on the singer’s website
Nadia Khomami Arts and culture correspondent
15, Nov, 2021 @3:57 PM

Donnie Darko at 20: the soulful student favourite comes of age
Richard Kelly’s unusual sci-fi drama made a star of Jake Gyllenhaal and introduced emo teens to a brave new world
Guy Lodge
26, Oct, 2021 @3:22 PM

The Guilty review – Jake Gyllenhaal’s tense 911 call thriller
A glossy Netflix remake of the 2018 single-location Danish thriller about a kidnapped woman seeking help is a well-made piece of entertainment
Peter Bradshaw
10, Sep, 2021 @5:00 PM

Jake Gyllenhaal and Jessica Chastain movies head to Toronto film festival
A return to mostly in-person screenings for this year’s festival offers a muted selection of films still hoping for an awards push
Benjamin Lee
08, Sep, 2021 @5:35 AM

Spirit Untamed review – a charming load of old pony
This handsome family adventure about a girl and a horse will be a long ride for some
Wendy Ide
01, Aug, 2021 @11:30 AM

Spirit Untamed review – family animation is tamer than a sedated bunny
This sequel to the 2002 film Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron may please very young children, but it is a much lesser beast
Cath Clarke
28, Jul, 2021 @9:00 AM

Cool, creepy and full of pop nostalgia: Donnie Darko is ripe for a reboot
Richard Kelly has hinted at a follow-up to his debut classic. In the era of Cobra Kai and Stranger Things, it makes perfect sense
Ben Child
29, Jan, 2021 @8:00 AM
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