Posted by Jared Mobarak on June 3, 2017 · Leave a Comment
“Who hasn’t had the impulse to just put their life on hold for a moment?” There’s a great line of self-realization around mid-way through Robin Swicord‘s Wakefield where Howard (Bryan Cranston) acknowledges how he didn’t leave his family—he left himself. It’s this brilliantly profound yet simple understanding, something we all must face head-on once our […]
Posted by Jared Mobarak on February 14, 2016 · Leave a Comment
For those handicapping at home, here are the guesses of Buffalo film fanatics Christopher Schobert, William Altreuter, and myself. Jared Mobarak: Here’s hoping Chris Rock does his best Ricky Gervais as far as not caring about political correctness or duty to kissing up to the celebrities all dressed-up nice because having him host the 2016 […]
Category essays, oscars · Tags 45 Years, Aaron Sorkin, Abraham Attah, Adam McKay, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Alex Garland, Alicia Vikander, Andrea Berloff, Anthony Mackie, Bel Powley, Bridge of Spies, Brie Larson, Brooklyn, Bryan Cranston, Carol, Cate Blanchett, Charles Randolph, Charlotte Rampling, Chris Rock, Christian Bale, Christopher Schobert, Creed, Cynthia Nixon, Danny Boyle, Drew Goddard, Eddie Redmayne, Emma Donoghue, Ethan Coen, Ex Machina, Gail Bean, George Miller, Harvey Keitel, Helen Mirren, Idris Elba, Inside Out, Jacob Tremblay, Jason Mitchell, Jason Segel, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jennifer Lawrence, Joan Allen, Joel Coen, Jonathan Herman, Josh Cooley, Josh Singer, Joy, Kate Winslet, Lenny Abrahamson, Leonardo DiCaprio, Love & Mercy, Mad Max: Fury Road, Mark Ruffalo, Mark Rylance, Matt Charman, Matt Damon, Meg LeFauve, Michael B. Jordan, Michael Fassbender, Michael Keaton, Michael Shannon, Michael Stuhlbarg, Nick Hornby, Paul Dano, Pete Docter, Phyllis Nagy, Rachel McAdams, Richard Gere, Ridley Scott, Room, Rooney Mara, Ryan Coogler, Saoirse Ronan, Spotlight, Steve Jobs, Steven Spielberg, Straight Outta Compton, Sylvester Stallone, Teyonah Parris, The Big Short, The Danish Girl, The Hateful Eight, The Martian, The Revenant, Tobey Maguire, Todd Haynes, Tom Hardy, Tom McCarthy, Trumbo, Will Smith, William Altreuter
Posted by Jared Mobarak on December 13, 2015 · 1 Comment
“The rich guy wins with the cunning of Satan” I will admit that my interest in the Dalton Trumbo biopic Trumbo was held in check for one reason: director Jay Roach. The guy behind the horrible Meet the Parents saga and uneven Austin Powers series was hired to helm a historical drama with huge political […]
Category biography, drama, film reviews · Tags Austin Powers, Bruce Cook, Bryan Cranston, Christian Berkel, Dalton Trumbo, David James Elliott, Dean O'Gorman, Diane Lane, Elle Fanning, Game Change, Helen Mirren, Jay Roach, John Getz, John Goodman, John McNamara, Louie, Louis C.K., Madison Wolfe, Meet the Parents, Michael Stuhlbarg, Recount, Stephen Root, Trumbo
Posted by Jared Mobarak on August 22, 2014 · Leave a Comment
“Cable money, though” A partial ad for Audi—in the way that Jerry Seinfeld‘s “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee” is for Acura (product placement)—and full viral promotion for the 2014 Primetime Emmys, former award-winners Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus have some fun spoofing “Pawn Stars”. “Barely Legal Pawn” is a comedic treat for all […]
Category cool videos, film features · Tags Aaron Paul, Acura, Audi, Barely Legal Pawn, Breaking Bad, Bryan Cranston, Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Pawn Stars, Veep
Posted by Jared Mobarak on May 13, 2014 · Leave a Comment
“Let them fight” The reason Gareth Edwards‘ rebooted Godzilla proves so effective is that it retains the thematic essence of its 1954 ancestor, Gojira. Still an over-arching metaphor for mankind’s hubris and wont to destroy everything it doesn’t understand out of fear, Dave Callaham, Max Borenstein, and multiple script doctors simply found ways to alter […]
Category action/adventure, film reviews, science fiction · Tags Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Alexandre Desplat, Bryan Cranston, Carson Bolde, Cloverfield, Dave Callaham, David Strathairn, Elizabeth Olsen, Gareth Edwards, Godzilla, Gojira, Juliette Binoche, Ken Watanabe, Man of Steel, Max Borenstein, Pacific Rim, Richard T. Jones, Roland Emmerich, Sally Hawkins
Posted by Jared Mobarak on September 15, 2012 · Leave a Comment
“The United States government has just sanctioned your science fiction movie” In 1979, tensions between Iran and the United States reached a boil after Ayatollah Khomeini called for a return of his predecessor—Shah Pahlavi—in order to try him in what would be a kangaroo court whether or not deserved. Allowed passage into the US to […]
Category biography, drama, film features, film festival, film reviews, suspense/thriller, toronto international film festival · Tags Alan Arkin, Argo, Battle for the Planet of the Apes, Battlestar Galactica, Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, Chris Terrio, Christopher Denham, Clea Duvall, Gone Baby Gone, John Goodman, Joshuah Bearman, Kerry Bishé, Kyle Chandler, Rory Cochrane, Scoot McNairy, Tate Donovan, The Town, TIFF, Titus Welliver, Toronto International Film Festival, Victor Garber, Zeljko Ivanek
Posted by Jared Mobarak on June 12, 2012 · Leave a Comment
“Actually, I told him the gig was last night. So he’s a day late.” Listening to Night Ranger‘s “Sister Christian” sung by a bus full of strangers a la Almost Famous was a pretty good way to start Rock of Ages, the big screen adaptation of the Tony Award nominated musical. Julianne Hough‘s ‘Sherrie’ Christian’s […]
Category comedy, film reviews, musical/concert, romance · Tags Adam Shankman, Alec Baldwin, Almost Famous, Axl Rose, Bryan Cranston, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Chris D'Arienzo, Def Leppard, Diego Boneta, Foreigner, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Journey, Julianne Hough, Malin Akerman, Mary J. Blige, Moulin Rouge!, Night Ranger, Paul Giamatti, REO Speedwagon, Rock of Ages, Russell Brand, Steven Tyler, Styx, Tom Cruise
Posted by Jared Mobarak on June 2, 2012 · Leave a Comment
“I’m like a candy cane in a black and white movie” A round of applause for directors Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath—and Conrad Vernon who joins them to expand on his responsibilities playing Mason the monkey—because they have kind of accomplished the impossible with Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted. I was surprised at how much […]
Category animation, comedy, family, film reviews · Tags Alec Baldwin, Andy Richter, Ben Stiller, Bryan Cranston, Cars, Cedric the Entertainer, Chris Rock, Conrad Vernon, David Schwimmer, Eric Darnell, Frances McDormand, Jada Pinkett Smith, Jessica Chastain, Katy Perry, Madagascar, Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, Martin Short, Noah Baumbach, Sacha Baron Cohen, Tom McGrath
Posted by Jared Mobarak on March 10, 2012 · Leave a Comment
“Vir-gin-ya, Vir-gin-ya, Vir-gin-ya!” When you’re working from a novel written almost a century ago about a planet we still have yet to truly discover, it would be easy to find yourself going off track onto a cheesy, archaic path of exposition. John Carter is not without its moments of superfluity and at over two hours […]
Category action/adventure, fantasy, film reviews, science fiction · Tags A Princess of Mars, Andrew Stanton, Arthur C. Clarke, Bryan Cranston, Ciarán Hinds, Daryl Sabara, David Lynch, Dominic West, Dune, Edgar Rice Burroughs, John Carter, Lynn Collins, Mark Strong, Percival Lowell, Robert A. Heinlein, Samantha Morton, Star Wars, Taylor Kitsch, Willem Dafoe
Posted by Jared Mobarak on September 21, 2011 · Leave a Comment
“There are no good sharks?” Part-time stuntman, part-time mechanic, part-time wheelman, and full-time brood—this is Ryan Gosling‘s Driver. He’s a man of few words with determination stamped on his face and a code of morals that exist inside a very murky gray area blurring the line between right and wrong when loyalty comes into play. […]
Category drama, film reviews, suspense/thriller · Tags Albert Brooks, Bronson, Bryan Cranston, Carey Mulligan, Drive, Hossein Amini, James Sallis, Kaden Leos, Nicolas Winding Refn, Oscar Isaac, Ron Perlman, Ryan Gosling, Valhalla Rising
Posted by Jared Mobarak on July 8, 2011 · Leave a Comment
“There’s no client scarier than an innocent man” Just when I thought The Lincoln Lawyer would be another run-of-the-mill courtroom drama with behind the scenes evidence gathering to either acquit Mick Haller’s (Matthew McConaughey) client or show he was guilty after all, a case from the past is remembered with eerily similar details. Everything Haller […]
Category drama, film reviews, suspense/thriller · Tags Brad Furman, Bryan Cranston, David Castro, Fracture, Frances Fisher, John Leguizamo, John Romano, Josh Lucas, Katherine Moennig, Laurence Mason, Marisa Tomei, Matthew McConaughey, Michael Connelly, Michael Paré, Michael Peña, Primal Fear, Ryan Phillippe, Shea Whigham, The Lincoln Lawyer, Trace Atkins, William H. Macy
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