Posted by Jared Mobarak on June 30, 2016 · Leave a Comment
“Are you food or are you sex” Fame: all that’s glittered and gold, the intrinsic “it” quality we’d kill for but never do. That aura with an expiration date; beauty, confidence, radiance, and whatever other label outsiders use to transform you into a commodity to be bought, sold, and exploited within the tiny window before […]
Category drama, film reviews, horror, suspense/thriller · Tags Abbey Lee, Bella Heathcote, Desmond Harrington, Drive, Elle Fanning, Jena Malone, Karl Glusman, Keanu Reeves, Mary Laws, Mulholland Drive, Nicolas Winding Refn, Only God Forgives, Polly Stenham, The Neon Demon, Valhalla Rising
Posted by Jared Mobarak on September 6, 2014 · Leave a Comment
“If you want to win the lottery you have to have the money to buy a ticket” There are some huge ebbs and flows in Dan Gilroy‘s Nightcrawler. At times I loved it, others I felt bad for laughing, and some instances made me wonder what exactly it was I was watching. In the end, […]
Category drama, film features, film festival, film reviews, toronto international film festival · Tags Bill Paxton, Dan Gilroy, Drive, Jake Gyllenhaal, Nightcrawler, Rene Russo, Riz Ahmed, Robert Elswit, Ryan Gosling, TIFF, Toronto International Film Festival
Posted by Jared Mobarak on April 1, 2014 · 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 A Haunted House 2, Ain't Them Bodies Saints, Alan Partridge, Annalise Basso, ARSONAL, Baywatch, BLT Communications LLC, Blue Ruin, BOND, Captain America: The First Avenger, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Chris Evans, Chris O'Dowd, Concept Arts, Cuban Fury, Dom Hemingway, Draft Day, Drive, Dylan Marchetti, Eclipse, Empire Design, Federico Mazza, Flashdance, Garden State, Hateship Loveship, Iconisus L&Y - Visual Communication Systems, Ignition Print, Jackson Pollack, Joe, Johnny Depp, Kajsa Björs, Karen Gillan, Kellerhouse Inc., Kevin Costner, Kristen Wiig, Locke, Madea's Big Happy Family, Marlon Wayans, Nick Frost, Oculus, Only Lovers Left Alive, P+A, Palaceworks, Paolo Rivera, Rashida Jones, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Scary Movie, The Bourne Legacy, The Matrix, The Other Woman, The Quiet Ones, The Refinery, The Retrieval, Tom Hardy, Transcendence, Under the Skin, Zach Braff
Posted by Jared Mobarak on February 3, 2014 · Leave a Comment
“Who says I’m not having fun?” If you’re familiar with writer/director Zak Forsman’s work you’ll know that it was only a matter of time before he branched out from subtle character pieces to the action genre. Whether the stoic performances, attractive compositions, or pulsing beats by composer Deklun, Forsman and his team at The Sabi […]
Category drama, film reviews, suspense/thriller · Tags Deklun, Down and Dangerous, Drive, Dusty Song, Ernest Curcio, Heart of Now, I Fucking Hate You, Ivet Corvea, Jamie Cobb, John T. Woods, Judd Nelson, Kevin K. Shah, Luis Robledo, Nicolas Winding Refn, Paulie Rojas, Robert Sabbag, Ross Marquand, Ryan Gosling, White Knuckles, Zak Forsman
Posted by Jared Mobarak on August 13, 2013 · Leave a Comment
“No matter what happens, keep your eyes closed” I’ve never seen a film by Alejandro Jodorowsky, but it doesn’t take a long glimpse into the auteur’s internet biographies to understand why Nicolas Winding Refn dedicated his Only God Forgives to the legend. Descriptions are riddled with labels such as “avant-garde”, “violently surreal”, “mystical”, and “religiously […]
Category drama, film reviews, suspense/thriller · Tags Alejandro Jodorowsky, Cliff Martinez, David Lynch, Drive, Kristin Scott Thomas, Larry Smith, Nicolas Winding Refn, Only God Forgives, Ryan Gosling, Tom Burke, Valhalla Rising, Vithaya Pansringarm, Yayaying Rhatha Phongam
Posted by Jared Mobarak on February 6, 2012 · Leave a Comment
If anyone tells you 2011 was a bad year for cinema, stop in your tracks, turn around and walk away without ever looking back. They have no idea what they’re talking about. With a wealth of quality films from bonafide auteurs devoid of source material, the sheer amount of original work is astonishing. The trend […]
Category essays, top 10 films · Tags 50/50, A Dangerous Method, A Monster in Paris, A Separation, Albert Brooks, Albert Nobbs, Anders Danielsen Lie, Arthur Christmas, Beginners, Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey, Bérénice Bejo, Bir zamanlar Anadolu'da, Brad Pitt, Bullhead, Carnage, Christopher Plummer, Der Sandmann, Drive, Elizabeth Olsen, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, Ezra Miller, Footnote, Glenn Close, Hanna, Hearat Shulayim, Hell and Back Again, Innocence, Into the Abyss, J. Edgar, Jasper Newell, Jean Dujardin, Jeff Nichols, Jessica Chastain, Joachim Trier, Jodaeiye Nader az Simin, Joe Wright, John Hawkes, John le Carré, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, La piel que habito, Lars von Trier, Le gamin au vélo, Lipstikka, Margaret, Martha Marcy May Marlene, Matthias Schoenaerts, Meek's Cutoff, Melancholia, Michael Fassbender, Michael Shannon, Michel Hazanavicius, Midnight in Paris, Mike Mills, Miss Bala, My Week with Marilyn, Nevinnost, Nickel City Smiler, Octavia Spencer, Once Upon a Time in Anatolia, Oslo 31. august, Oslo August 31st, Pariah, Patang, Pina, Project Nim, Puss in Boots, Rango, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Romeo Eleven, Roméo Onze, Rooney Mara, Rundskop, Sareh Bayat, Senna, Seth Rogen, Shailene Woodley, Shame, Steve McQueen, Take Shelter, Terrence Malick, The Adventures of Tintin, The Artist, The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975, The Chemical Brothers, The Descendants, The Future, The Help, The Interrupters, The Iron Lady, The Kid with a Bike, The Kite, The Sandman, The Skin I Live In, The Tree of Life, Tilda Swinton, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Tomas Alfredson, Viola Davis, W.E., We Need to Talk About Kevin, Will Reiser, Woody Allen
Posted by Jared Mobarak on February 5, 2012 · Leave a Comment
For the next week and a half, Spree contributor William C. Altreuter, our online film reviewer Jared Mobarak, and me will share our thoughts on who will take home the Oscars. Let’s kick things off with … Best Supporting Actress. —C. S. BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Bérénice Bejo – The Artist as Peppy Miller Jessica Chastain – […]
Category essays, oscars · Tags 50/50, A Better Life, A Cry in the Dark, A Dangerous Method, A Separation, Aaron Sorkin, Albert Brooks, Albert Nobbs, Alexander Payne, Andy Serkis, Annie Hall, Annie Mumolo, Anthony Bourdain, Asghar Farhadi, Banksy, Beau Willimon, Beerfest, Beginners, Ben Affleck, Ben Kingsley, Bérénice Bejo, Bill Pohlad, Brad Pitt, Brian Selznick, Bridesmaids, Bridget O'Connor, Brunson Green, Bryce Dallas Howard, Bull Durham, Carey Mulligan, Che, Cher, Chris Columbus, Christopher Plummer, Community, Corey Stoll, Crash, Dangerous Liaisons, David Fincher, Dede Gardner, Demián Bichir, Doubt, Drive, Elena Anaya, Emma Stone, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Ezra Miller, Fatal Attraction, Gary Oldman, George Clooney, Gladiator, Glenn Close, Good Will Hunting, Graham King, Grant Heslov, Grant Hill, Hannah and Her Sisters, Harvey Weinstein, Helen Mirren, Hugo, Ironweed, J. Edgar, J.C. Chandor, Jamie Foxx, Janet McTeer, Jason Reitman, Javier Bardem, Jean Dujardin, Jessica Chastain, Jim Burke, Jim Rash, Jim Taylor, Jodie Foster, John Hawkes, John le Carré, John Logan, Jonah Hill, Jonathan Safran Foer, Kathleen Kennedy, Kaui Hart Hemmings, Keira Knightley, Kenneth Branagh, Kristen Wiig, Leonardo DiCaprio, Letty Aronson, Maggie Smith, Margin Call, Martha Marcy May Marlene, Martin Scorsese, Martin Sheen, Matt Damon, Max von Sydow, Melissa McCarthy, Meryl Streep, Michael Barnathan, Michael De Luca, Michael Fassbender, Michael Lewis, Michael Shannon, Michel Hazanavicius, Michelle Williams, Midnight in Paris, Moneyball, Moonstruck, My Week with Marilyn, Nat Faxon, Nick Nolte, Noomi Rapace, Octavia Spencer, Patton Oswalt, Peter O'Toole, Peter Straughan, Rachael Horovitz, Rampart, Ray, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Robert Forster, Roberto Benigni, Rooney Mara, Ryan Gosling, Sarah Green, Sareh Bayat, Scott Rudin, Sexy Beast, Shailene Woodley, Shame, Sissy Spacek, Spike Lee, Stan Chervin, Stephen Tenenbaum, Steven Soderbergh, Steven Spielberg, Steven Zaillian, Stieg Larsson, Take Shelter, Terrence Malick, The Accused, The Artist, The Bicycle Thief, The Big Chill, The Blind Side, The China Syndrome, The Constant Gardener, The Descendents, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Help, The Ides of March, The Insider, The Iron Lady, The Last Station, The Natural, The Pride of the Yankees, The Queen, The Skin I Live In, The Tree of Life, The Way, The World According to Garp, Thomas Langmann, Tilda Swinton, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Tom Hanks, Tom Hooper, Viggo Mortensen, Viola Davis, War Horse, Warrior, We Need to Talk About Kevin, Weeds, Woody Allen, Woody Harrelson, Young Adult
Posted by Jared Mobarak on December 28, 2011 · 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, top 10 lists, top 10 posters by year · Tags A Dangerous Method, Adepero Oduye, Another Happy Day, Beginners, Carey Mulligan, Cold Open, Craig Roberts, Dark Horse, Dirty Girl, Drive, Ego Communications, Elizabeth Olsen, Ellen Barkin, Ellen Burstyn, Empire Design, Ewan McGregor, Ignition Print, In Time, James Dean, John Hawkes, Juan Gatti, Kate Bosworth, Mark Carroll, Martha Marcy May Marlene, Michael Fassbender, Mike Mills, Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, Mojo, One Day, Pariah, Ryan Gosling, Shame, Submarine, The Adjustment Bureau, The Arterie, The Artist, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Ides of March, The Refinery, The Skin I Live In, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Warrior, Winnie The Pooh
Posted by Jared Mobarak on October 24, 2011 · Leave a Comment
“My name is Molly” To someone with limited interest and knowledge in politics like me, it seems an intriguing choice for a self-described political liberal who backed Barack Obama on his presidential campaign like George Clooney to tackle the subject matter of Beau Willimon’s play Farragut North. Based in part on the 2004 Democratic primary […]
Category drama, film reviews, suspense/thriller · Tags 30 Rock, Alec Baldwin, Beau Willimon, Crazy Stupid Love, Drive, Evan Rachel Wood, Farragut North, George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Gregory Itzin, Ides of March, Jeffrey Wright, Marisa Tomei, Paul Giamatti, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ryan Gosling, Shepard Fairey
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 August 29, 2011 · Leave a Comment
“Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover” is a proverb whose simple existence proves the fact that 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 […]
Category film features, posterized propaganda · Tags 27 Dresses, 50/50, A Good Old Fashioned Orgy, A Tale of Two Sisters, Alexander Skarsgård, Andy Lau, Andy Serkis, Angelina Jolie, Anna Faris, Art Machine A Trailer Park Company, Bangkok Dangerous, Bemis Balkind, BLT & Associates, Brad Pitt, Bunraku, Burke & Hare, Canyon Design Group, Clive Owen, Cold Open, Contagion, Courageous, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Daniel Craig, Dolphin Tale, Dream House, Drive, Dustin Hoffman, Gackt, Garden State, Gus Van Sant, Guy Moshe, Gwyneth Paltrow, Harry Connick Jr., I Don’t Know How She Does It, Ignition Print, Isla Fischer, James Dean, James Marsden, Jason Statham, Jason Sudeikis, Jessica Chastain, Jim Sheridan, Josh Hartnett, Jude Law, Killer Elite, Le Circle Noir, Lucy Punch, Matt Damon, Michael Shannon, Mojo, Moneyball, Naomi Watts, Nicolas Cage, One Day, Poltergeist, Rachel Weisz, Rebel Without a Cause, Restless, Ryan Gosling, Salt, Sam Peckinpah, Sarah Jessica Parker, Shaolin, Shaun of the Dead, Shel Starkman Design Group, Simon Pegg, Stephenie Meyer, Straw Dogs, Take Shelter, Tanner Hall, Taylor Lautner, The Cimarron Group, The Refinery, Tucker & Dale vs. Evil, Twilight, Tyler Labine, What’s Your Number?, Will Forte
Recent Comments