Dan Gilroy Archives

Freejack (1992)

Rating: ★

Oct 19, 2002Future Body-Snatching/Time Travel

Emilio Estevez is snatched into the future and pursued for his body by bounty hunter Mick Jagger in an SF film that makes no sense at all. A film more worth watching for some bizarrely awful performances

Director: Geoff Murphy

Actors: Emilio Estevez, Mick Jagger, Rene Russo, Anthony Hopkins, …

Category: Science Fiction

19 October 200220 March 2024 by Roog

The Fall (2006)

Rating: ★★★★

Feb 14, 2010Storyteller's Fable

A fable that was a personal project for Tarsem Singh. A film made for the pure beauty of its visuals, Tarsem eschews visual effects and shoots exotic real world locations to create something exquisitely fantastical

Director: Tarsem Singh

Actors: Catinca Untaru, Lee Pace, Justine Waddell, Emil Hostina, …

Category: Fantasy

14 February 201024 October 2025 by Roog

Real Steel (2011)

Rating: ★★½

Oct 9, 2011Robot Boxing

Film about robot boxing that leaves no sports movie cliche untouched, nevertheless works effectively on all the right emotional cues. Capably made, with good effects and the cute kid steals the show

Director: Shawn Levy

Actors: Hugh Jackman, Dakota Goyo, Evangeline Lilly, Anthony Mackie, …

Category: Science Fiction

9 October 201110 October 2024 by Roog

The Bourne Legacy (2012)

Rating: ★★

Aug 9, 2012Spy Action Film

A reboot of the Jason Bourne series with Jeremy Renner replacing Matt Damon. The exhiliratingly kinetic action scenes are watered down, while the plot lacks the same focus. The first of the series to enter genre territory however

Director: Tony Gilroy

Actors: Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz, Edward Norton, Dennis Boutsikaris, …

Category: Science Fiction

9 August 201228 December 2025 by Roog

Kong: Skull Island (2017)

Rating: ★★★

Apr 15, 2017Giant Ape

A reboot where King Kong is now part of a shared universe. This is less a tragic love story about Kong falling for a girl and being brought down by civilisation than Kong as a heroic defender fighting off other monsters

Director: Jordan Vogt-Roberts

Actors: Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson, Brie Larson, John C. Reilly, …

Category: Science Fiction

15 April 201714 June 2026 by Roog

Velvet Buzzsaw (2019)

Rating: ★★

Mar 8, 2019Cursed Artworks

This gets full marks for an eye-catching title, even if it is one that has next to no relevancy in the film. The film itself is set in the world of art dealership and concerns a series of cursed paintings that kill all who seek to acquire them

Director: Dan Gilroy

Actors: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Zawe Ashton, Tom Sturridge, …

Category: Horror

8 March 201914 April 2020 by Roog