Posted by Jared Mobarak on July 31, 2013 · Leave a Comment
“You can never turn a profit in a market this saturated” To view a collegiate short film with a critical eye—this being the filmmakers’ Quinnipiac University senior capstone project—is a tough thing to do when outside of the educational setting and not necessarily privy to the time and effort put forth like a teacher in […]
Category comedy, film reviews, shorts · Tags Alexandra Bartley, Andrew Gill, Frank De Rosa, James Cappadoro, Lars Lee, National Lampoon's Animal House, Timothy J. Cox, Trevor Williams, We Just Want to Play
Posted by Jared Mobarak on July 31, 2013 · Leave a Comment
“Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover” is a proverb whose simple existence proves the fact impressionable souls will do so without fail. This monthly column focuses on the film industry’s willingness to capitalize on this truth, releasing one-sheets to serve as not representations of what audiences are to expect, but as propaganda to fill […]
Category film features, posterized propaganda · Tags Ain't Them Bodies Saints, Alan Rickman, Amanda Seyfried, Art Machine A Trailer Park Company, Ashton Kutcher, Bemis Balkind, BLT Communications LLC, bpg, Casey Affleck, Closed Circuit, Cold Open, Creative Partnership, Elysium, Emile Hirsch, Eugene Allen, Forest Whitaker, Frank Ockenfels, Gravillis Inc., Ignition Print, In a World ..., Iron Man 3, Jobs, John Cusack, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Lake Bell, Lee Daniel's The Butler, Lovelace, Man of Steel, Martin Ansin, Matt Damon, Midnight Oil Creative, Miles Teller, Morgan Spurlock, Noomi Rapace, One Direction: This Is Us, P+A, Passion, Paul Rudd, Peeples, Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, Planes, Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire, Prince Avalanche, Rachel McAdams, Robin Williams, Rooney Mara, Short Term 12, Steve Jobs, The Big Wedding, The Canyons, The Cimarron Group, The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, The Paperboy, The Spectacular Now, The World's End, Tommy Lee Edwards, We’re the Millers, You’re Next
Posted by Jared Mobarak on July 30, 2013 · Leave a Comment
“I did wink at him because he’s my bitch now” What do you get when you throw forty-three million dollars at an unsuspecting bank-robbing duo comprised of a DEA agent and a Naval Intelligence Officer, both believing the other is a criminal they can use as a fall guy on their respective missions? A pretty […]
Category action/adventure, comedy, film reviews · Tags 2 Guns, Baltasar Kormákur, Bill Paxton, Blake Masters, Denzel Washington, Edward James Olmos, I Heart Huckabees, James Marsden, Mark Wahlberg, Pain & Gain, Paula Patton, Robert John Burke, Steven Grant, The Other Guys
Posted by Jared Mobarak on July 29, 2013 · Leave a Comment
While the first time visiting the Chautauqua Institution—a non-for-profit, 750-acre educational center set up as an experimental, out-of-school educational spot for vacation learning—David Simon was very much aware of its existence and mission towards the “American spirit”. Bolstered by an anecdote to prove as much, the former Baltimore Sun beat reporter turned TV icon shared […]
Posted by Jared Mobarak on July 27, 2013 · Leave a Comment
“So long and thanks for all the fish” It took a quarter century for Douglas Adams‘ seminal work The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy to hit the big screen, but it was worth the wait. Well, I’m probably not the authoritative word on such a statement considering the book series has rested unread on my […]
Category comedy, film reviews, science fiction · Tags Alan Rickman, Anna Chancellor, Bill Bailey, Bill Nighy, Douglas Adams, Garth Jennings, Helen Mirren, John Malkovich, Karey Kirkpatrick, Kelly MacDonald, Martin Freeman, Mos Def, Nick Goldsmith, Sam Rockwell, Stephen Fry, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Hobbit, Thomas Lennon, Warwick Davis, Zooey Deschanel
Posted by Jared Mobarak on July 26, 2013 · 2 Comments
“There’s usually always some rational explanation” After watching the cinematic account of the Perron family’s plight in 1971 during James Wan‘s The Conjuring—alongside a brief view at Annabelle, the creepiest little possessed doll ever—it’s hard to believe paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren’s most infamous case of demonic insanity was Amityville. Described as the story […]
Category film reviews, horror, suspense/thriller · Tags Carey Hayes, Chad Hayes, Hayley McFarland, James Wan, Joey King, John Brotherton, Kyla Deaver, Leigh Whannell, Lili Taylor, Mackenzie Foy, Patrick Wilson, Ron Livingston, Saw, Shanley Caswell, Shannon Kook, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Amityville Horror, The Conjuring, The Haunted, The Haunting in Connecticut, Tony DeRosa-Grund, Vera Farmiga
Posted by Jared Mobarak on July 26, 2013 · Leave a Comment
“You look like a famous young gymnast” Weddings are universally known as great fodder to run the gamut of human emotions and eccentricities. Between the idea of monogamy, the compiling of assets, and the Catholic standard of joining together as one before God, you can forgive the oft bride and groom for going a bit […]
Category comedy, film reviews · Tags Alison Fyhrie, Anna Martemucci, Breakup at a Wedding, Brian Shoaf, Caitlin B. FitzGerald, Chris Manley, Confetti, Corey Moosa, Damian Lanigan, Debbie Isitt, Helena Lukas, Hugh Scully, Neal Dodson, Philip Quinaz, Victor Quinaz, Zachary Quinto
Posted by Jared Mobarak on July 25, 2013 · Leave a Comment
“Everything has a meaning” To think, just a few short years ago The Wolverine held infinite promise. Fox brought in Christopher McQuarrie to rekindle his X-Men involvement after uncredited work on pal Bryan Singer’s franchise starter and independent auteur Darren Aronofsky was tapped to finally get a comic book flick after losing out on a […]
Category action/adventure, fantasy, film reviews · Tags Batman: Year One, Brian Tee, Bryan Singer, Chris Claremont, Christopher McQuarrie, Darren Aronofsky, Famke Janssen, Frank Miller, Hal Yamanouchi, Hiroyuki Sanada, Hugh Jackman, James Mangold, Knight and Day, Les Misérables, Mark Bomback, Rila Fukushima, Scott Frank, Svetlana Khodchenkova, Tao Okamoto, The Wolverine, Will Yun Lee, Wolverine, X-Men, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, X-Men: The Last Stand
Posted by Jared Mobarak on July 25, 2013 · Leave a Comment
“I’d ruin Bieber” Clumsy and cute—that’s my concise review of regular Sacha Baron Cohen collaborator Dan Mazer’s directorial debut I Give It a Year. It’s actually a perfect embodiment of the central marriage for which the bride’s sister indifferently declares the titular sentiment. They bore each other in equal measure while providing the one thing […]
Category comedy, film reviews, romance · Tags Anna Faris, Borat, Brüno, Dan Mazer, I Give It a Year, Jason Flemyng, Minnie Driver, Olivia Colman, Rafe Spall, Rose Byrne, Sacha Baron Cohen, Simon Baker, Stephen Merchant
Posted by Jared Mobarak on July 23, 2013 · Leave a Comment
“Artists don’t have families” The life of an artist is often pigeonholed into some lofty, depression-laden existence built upon selfish ambitions and creative genius leaving no room for anything else. One could argue the great works possess such high emotive worth and resonant beauty because their creators poured every ounce of their heart and soul […]
Posted by Jared Mobarak on July 19, 2013 · Leave a Comment
“This was not a singular event” After hearing about the death of top Orca trainer Dawn Brancheau on February 24, 2010, writer/director Gabriela Cowperthwaite became intrigued by the SeaWorld party line explaining to the media the incident was completely human error. They said it was Branchaeu’s ponytail that did her in—an unnecessarily added appendage for […]
Category documentary, film reviews · Tags Blackfish, Corinne Cowell, Daniel Patrick Dukes, Dawn Brancheau, Dean Gomersall, Eli B. Despres, Gabriela Cowperthwaite, Jeffrey Ventrie, John Hargrove, Kelly Clark, Keltie Byrne, Ken Peters, Mark Simmons, Nadine Kallen, Samantha Berg, Tilikum
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