Posted by Jared Mobarak on December 13, 2013 · Leave a Comment
“Cupid’s arrow, right between the eyes” While there have been countless iterations of Charles Dickens‘ seminal novel A Christmas Carol—with the 1951 Alastair Sim starrer proving the best and modernized retreads like Ghosts of Girlfriends Past supplying the worst—one sometimes overlooked comedic gem from 1988 has always been this writer’s personal favorite. Titled Scrooged, screenwriters […]
Category comedy, fantasy, film reviews, holiday · Tags A Christmas Carol, Alastair Sim, Alfre Woodard, Bill Murray, Bobcat Goldthwait, Brian Doyle-Murray, Buddy Hackett, Carol Kane, Charles Dickens, David Johansen, Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, John Forsythe, John Glover, John Murray, Karen Allen, Lee Majors, Michael J. Pollard, Michael O'Donoghue, Mitch Glazer, Nicholas Phillips, Rebeca Arthur, Richard Donner, Robert Goulet, Robert Mitchum, Scrooge, Scrooged, Wendie Malick
Posted by Jared Mobarak on February 25, 2013 · Leave a Comment
Many have been saying 2012 was a great year for movies. I’m not sure I fully agree. There were a ton of solid 7/10s and 8/10s, yes, but how does that compare with previous years when the amount of 10/10s were also drastically reduced? It took until September for me to give a film four […]
Category essays, top 10 films · Tags 5 Broken Cameras, A Prophet, A Royal Affair, Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Benh Zeitlin, Berberian Sound Studio, Beyond the Hills, Bobcat Goldthwait, Bradley Cooper, Brit Marling, Cloud Atlas, David Mitchell, David O. Russell, De rouille et d'os, Detropia, Dupa dealuri, Emma Watson, En kongelig affære, Ezra Miller, Frances Ha, Frankenweenie, Girl Walk // All Day, God Bless America, Greenburg, Greta Gerwig, Holy Motors, Hotel Transylvania, Inch'Allah, Jacques Audiard, Jennifer Lawrence, Leos Carax, Liberal Arts, Logan Lerman, Looper, Margot at the Wedding, Marion Cotillard, Matthias Schoenaerts, Mickey Sumner, Natural Born Killers, Noah Baumbach, ParaNorman, Penélope Cruz, Quvenzhané Wallis, Rian Johnson, Rise of the Guardians, Rust and Bone, Samsara, Searching for Sugar Man, Silver Linings Playbook, Sound of My Voice, Stephen Chbosky, The Avengers, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, The Gatekeepers, The Imposter, The Invisible War, The Master, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, The Queen of Versailles, The Squid and the Whale, Tom Tykwer, Twice Born, Venuto al mondo, We Need to Talk About Kevin, Your Sister's Sister
Posted by Jared Mobarak on February 1, 2013 · Leave a Comment
(short and sweet and to the point; culled from watching ~140 releases. constantly updated as i catch up to those i missed. click poster for review if applicable) #25: End of Watch directed by David Ayer #24: Amour directed by Michael Haneke #23: Moonrise Kingdom directed by Wes Anderson #22: How to Survive a Plague […]
Category top 10 films by year, top 10 lists · Tags Amour, Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette, Andy Wachowski, Antiviral, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Benh Zeitlin, Bobcat Goldthwait, Brandon Cronenberg, Chris Butler, Cloud Atlas, David Ayer, David France, David O. Russell, De rouille et d'os, End of Watch, God Bless America, Holy Motors, How to Survive a Plague, Inch'Allah, Jacques Audiard, Joe Carnahan, John Madden, Kathryn Bigelow, Lana Wachowski, Leos Carax, Looper, Michael Haneke, Moonrise Kingdom, ParaNorman, Paul Thomas Anderson, Prometheus, Rian Johnson, Rich Moore, Ridley Scott, Rust and Bone, Sam Mendes, Sarah Polley, Sergio Castellitto, Silver Linings Playbook, Skyfall, Sound of My Voice, Stephen Chbosky, Stories We Tell, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, The Grey, The Master, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Tom Tykwer, Twice Born, Venuto al mondo, Wes Anderson, Wreck-It Ralph, Zal Batmanglij, Zero Dark Thirty
Posted by Jared Mobarak on January 17, 2013 · Leave a Comment
“You guys need extra napkins?” I’ll probably end up on some kind of list for saying it, but Frank Murdoch is my new hero. Here is a guy so fed up with the disintegrating IQ of America turning its rabble into slaves to C-list celebrities and numb to shock value that he’s decided to cleanse […]
Category comedy, drama, film reviews · Tags Aris Alvarado, Bobcat Goldthwait, Gangster Squad, God Bless America, Joel Murray, Maddie Hasson, Melinda Page Hamilton, Natural Born Killers, Rich McDonald, Tara Lynne Barr
Posted by Jared Mobarak on October 19, 2007 · Leave a Comment
“Saddle up Chuck!” Quite the interesting film from the warped mind of Bobcat Goldthwait. Shakes the Clown is his debut as a writer/director and tells the story about an alcoholic clown who, while passed out drunk, is framed for the murder of his boss and mentor. From the catch phrase “Loved by children. Desired by […]
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