Tag: The Double
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This Jake Gyllenhaal Neo-Noir Had the Most Horror Movie Ending
In many ways, Denis Villeneuve’s 2013 psychological thriller Enemy defies interpretation – even by its own creators. Based on Portuguese novelist José Saramago’s The Double, the film follows Adam Bell (Jake Gyllenhaal), who happens to discover a man who looks identical to him. Filled with bizarre dream sequences and incongruous plot elements and pervaded by…
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Ryan Reynolds, Professional Scamp, Lets His Local Pizzeria Believe He’s Ben Affleck
If you’ve ever had a doppelgänger, you know how simultaneously frustrating and also hilarious it can make life. People will accuse you of being in places you’ve never been, friends will sheepishly tell you stories about time they thought they saw you on the street, it’s a wild situation. Dickens, Dostoevsky and probably a hundred other artists…
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Back to One, Episode 66: Jesse Eisenberg
While he might be best known for his Oscar-nominated performance as Mark Zuckerberg in The Social Network, Jesse Eisenberg’s preternatural ability for making unique characterization choices has won him roles in wildly original films, both indie and studio, such as The End of the Tour, Adventureland, Holy Rollers, American Ultra, Zombieland, and two of my…