Posted by Jared Mobarak on February 29, 2016 · Leave a Comment
The Oscars are today! You know, the awards show where Leonardo DiCaprio is "overdue" but black people can "wait till next year." — Bette Midler (@BetteMidler) February 28, 2016 Bette Midler‘s tweet hours before the 88th Annual Academy Awards started says it all above. #OscarsSoWhite would and to a point should be the focus of […]
Category essays, oscars, z.slideshow · Tags A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness, Adam McKay, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Alicia Vikander, Amy, Andrew Whitehurst, Asif Kapadia, Bear Story, Ben Osmo, Bette Midler, Brie Larsen, Charles Randolph, Cheryl Boone Isaacs, Chris Jenkins, Chris Rock, Colin Gibson, Damian Martin, David White, Ella Wardega, Emmanuel Lubezki, Ennio Morricone, Ex Machina, George Miller, Gregg Rudloff, Jacob Tremblay, James Gay-Rees, Jenny Beavan, Jimmy Napes, John Seale, Josh Singer, Leonardo DiCaprio, Lesley Vanderwalt, Lisa Thompson, Mad Max: Fury Road, Mark Ardington, Mark Mangini, Mark Rylance, Paul Norris, Sam Smith, Sara Bennett, Shaun King, Spotlight, Stacey Dash, Stutterer, The Big Short, The Danish Girl, The Revenant, Tom McCarthy
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 November 13, 2015 · 1 Comment
“Then why bother loving anything?” I’ve never been a huge fan of Sarah Silverman as an actress. As a comedian, though, she’s great. It’s the same thing with Chris Rock: the dude kills it on stage, but on a movie set there’s definitely something lacking. To me it just goes to show what many people […]
Category drama, film reviews · Tags Adam Salky, Amy Koppelman, Chris Rock, Chris Sarandon, I Smile Back, Josh Charles, Paige Dylan, Sarah Silverman, Shayne Coleman, Skylar Gaertner, Take This Waltz, Terry Kinney, Top Five
Posted by Jared Mobarak on December 31, 2014 · Leave a Comment
“What did the room smell like?” I’m prefacing this review with an admission anyone who reads my thoughts already knows: I think Chris Rock is a pretty terrible actor. Love the guy’s stand-up, find him hilarious in real life and on paper, but stick him in a movie and he almost looks scared. The only […]
Category comedy, film reviews · Tags Adam Sandler, Anders Holm, Brian Regan, Cedric the Entertainer, Chris Rock, Gabrielle Union, Hassan Johnson, Jerry Seinfeld, Leslie Jones, Louie, Louis C.K., Michael Che, Romany Malco, Rosario Dawson, Sherri Shepherd, Top Five, Tracy Morgan, Tropic Thunder
Posted by Jared Mobarak on February 1, 2014 · Leave a Comment
“You can’t be anal retentive if you don’t have an anus” Due to an overly self-deprecating humor, writer/director Kevin Smith will always be the first to say he lacks true “talent” as a filmmaker. From the ultra-low budget Clerks to a recent spate of box office failures, his work deals in eccentrically loquacious characters with […]
Category comedy, fantasy, film reviews · Tags Alan Rickman, Ben Affleck, Chasing Amy, Chris Rock, Clerks, Dogma, George Carlin, Jason Lee, Jason Mewes, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Kevin Smith, Linda Fiorentino, Matt Damon, Salma Hayek
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 June 1, 2012 · Leave a Comment
“I find it pretty and slightly hypnotic” It’s amazing what happens when filmmakers craft a plot for their characters. I’m not saying I approve of sequels with lame flashback origin prologues trying to make up for the lack of story in their predecessors, but I won’t complain if such contrivances help ground the jokes into […]
Category animation, comedy, family, film reviews · Tags Alec Baldwin, Andy Richter, Ben Stiller, Bernie Mac, Cedric the Entertainer, Chris Rock, Conrad Vernon, David Schwimmer, Elisa Gabrielli, Eric Darnell, Etan Cohen, Ice Age, Jada Pinkett Smith, Madagascar, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, Sacha Baron Cohen, Sherri Shepherd, The Lion King, Tom McGrath, Will.i.Am
Posted by Jared Mobarak on May 31, 2012 · Leave a Comment
“Just smile and wave boys. Smile and wave.” Made as though in opposition to Pixar’s brand of magical storytelling, Dreamworks Animation’s Madagascar ushered in the studio’s want for broader comedy and adolescent appeal. With Shrek, they found a franchise that subverted Disney’s use of fairy tales for cinematic fodder and created a nice hybrid of […]
Category animation, comedy, family, film reviews · Tags Andy Richter, Ben Stiller, Billy Frolick, Chris Rock, Conrad Vernon, David Schwimmer, Eric Darnell, Jada Pinkett Smith, Madagascar, Mark Burton, Meet the Robinsons, Monsters Inc., Sacha Baron Cohen, Shrek, The Dictator, The Emperor's New Groove, The Incredibles, Tom McGrath
Posted by Jared Mobarak on February 29, 2012 · Leave a Comment
@jaredmobarak • Shut up Ryan Seacrest … Like the studio isn’t going to reimburse you. Cry about it #Oscars12 And with a little Bisquick, the 84th Annual Academy Awards show began before the camera even entered the Kodak “Chapter 11” Theatre. The is he or isn’t he banned from the show star of The Dictator, […]
Category essays, oscars · Tags 50/50, A Separation, A Single Man, Academy Awards, Albert Nobbs, Alec Guinness, Alexander Payne, Angelina Jolie, Angus Wall, Anne Hathaway, Beerfest, Beginners, Ben Stiller, Bérénice Bejo, Billy Crystal, Billy Wilder, Brad Pitt, Bret McKenzie, Brett Ratner, Bridesmaids, Bullhead, Cars 2, Chris Rock, Christopher Guest, Christopher Plummer, Cirque Du Soleil, Colin Firth, Dante Ferretti, Dick Smith, Eddie Murphy, Emma Stone, Emmanuel Lubezki, Eugene Gearty, Eugene Levy, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, Fisher Stevens, Flight of the Conchords, Francesca Lo Schiavo, Fred Willard, Friday Night Lights, George Lucas, Gwyneth Paltrow, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, Hugo, J. Roy Helland, James Earl Jones, James Franco, Jane Eyre, Jason Segel, Jean Dujardin, Jennifer Lopez, Jessica Chastain, Jim Rash, John Goodman, John Midgley, Kim Novak, Kirk Baxter, La Luna, Lawrence of Arabia, Ludovic Bource, Lynn Johnston, Madonna, Mark Bridges, Mark Coulier, Mark O'Connor, Martial Corneville, Martin Scorsese, Matthew W. Mungle, Melancholia, Melissa McCarthy, Meryl Streep, Michaël R. Roskam, Michel Hazanavicius, Midnight in Paris, Milla Jovovich, Nat Faxon, Nick Nolte, Octavia Spencer, Oprah Winfrey, Oscars, Penélope Cruz, Peter Lorre, Pharrell, Philip Stockton, Rango, Ricky Gervais, Robert Downey Jr., Robert Richardson, Rose Byrne, Ryan Seacrest, Sacha Baron Cohen, Sammy Davis Jr., Saving Face, Shame, Sheila E., Short Circuit 2, Showgirls, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, Steve Pond, Terrence Malick, The Adventures of Tintin, The Artist, The Cove, The Descendants, The Dictator, The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Help, The Iron Lady, The Muppets, The Shore, The Tree of Life, The Wrap, Thelma Schoonmaker, Thomas Langmann, Tom Fleischman, Tom Hanks, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Undefeated, Viola Davis, Volver, Woody Allen, Zach Galifianakis
Posted by Jared Mobarak on November 1, 2011 · Leave a Comment
“It seems like there’s a gauntlet of lesbians” Josh Kovacs takes care of his own—it’s his job as the manager of a luxury apartment complex in the heart of New York City. With company policy refusing employees from accepting tips, his workers must treat every resident with the utmost care, compassion, and patience. Josh knows […]
Category comedy, film reviews, suspense/thriller · Tags Alan Alda, Ben Stiller, Brett Ratner, Casey Affleck, Chris Rock, Chris Tucker, Eddie Murphy, Gabourey Sidibe, Gosford Park, Judd Hirsch, Matthew Broderick, Michael Peña, Ocean's Eleven, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Téa Leoni, Tower Heist
Posted by Jared Mobarak on April 14, 2010 · Leave a Comment
“Always thought he had a little sugar in his tank” It does not take long to show just how exact a remake Neil LaBute’s Death at a Funeral is compared to Frank Oz’s original. Right from the opening credits, an animated journey of the hearse bringing the deceased to his home for final goodbyes, altered […]
Category comedy, film reviews · Tags 30 Rock, Alan Tudyk, Andy Nyman, Chris Rock, Columbus Short, Danny Glover, Dean Craig, Death at a Funeral, Frank Oz, James Marsden, Keith David, Loretta Devine, Martin Lawrence, Neil LaBute, Peter Dinklage, Regina Hall, Ron Glass, Tracy Morgan, Zoë Saldana
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