Category: Jake Gyllenhaal

Film Review: ‘Ambulance: Director Michael Bay Does What He Does ‘Best’

After his putrid but profitable 1995 debut “Bad Boys,” director Michael Bay delivered “The Rock,” one of the smartest action flicks of the last three decades. It too made big bucks, and Bay solidified his position as the movie industry’s go-to hired gun for big-budget, pyrotechnic-laden extravaganzas. Apart from “The Rock,” Bay has helmed 13…


Popcorn and Inspiration: ‘Source Code’

The instances when human genius is passed down from one generation to the next are exceedingly rare. For artistic/creative/performance types, the rate is practically incalculable. There’s Lon Cheney Sr. and Jr., Paul McCartney and two of his daughters and that’s about it. You can now add David Bowie and his son Duncan Jones, a.k.a. Zowie…