Posted by Jared Mobarak on December 22, 2015 · 1 Comment
“Well I’ll be double-dog damned” It appears Quentin Tarantino has decided to go back to his roots by making his eighth feature film The Hateful Eight in the same vein as his debut Reservoir Dogs—namely keeping sets and actors to the bare minimum for added tension without room for escape. The maneuver couldn’t have come […]
Category film reviews, suspense/thriller, western, z.slideshow · Tags Bruce Dern, Channing Tatum, Demián Bichir, Django Unchained, Ennio Morricone, Inglourious Basterds, James Parks, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Kill Bill, Kurt Russell, Michael Madsen, Quentin Tarantino, Reservoir Dogs, Robert Richardson, Samuel L. Jackson, The Hateful Eight, Tim Roth, Walton Goggins
Posted by Jared Mobarak on December 19, 2012 · Leave a Comment
“Are the bags on or off?” I’m not sure Quentin Tarantino could ever be mistaken for someone subtle, but even he may have gone too far with his latest, Django Unchained. A revenge flick drenched in blood, America’s tarnished history, and a surprising wealth of humor, what starts as a film I would have been […]
Category drama, film reviews, western · Tags Amber Tamblyn, Bruce Dern, Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained, Don Johnson, Franco Nero, Inglourious Basterds, James Remar, Jamie Foxx, Jonah Hill, Kerry Washington, Leonardo DiCaprio, M.C. Gainey, Michael Parks, Quentin Tarantino, Russ Tamblyn, Samuel L. Jackson, Tom Savini, Tom Wopat, Zoe Bell
Posted by Jared Mobarak on March 8, 2010 · Leave a Comment
@jaredmobarak • NPH in sequins … i guess that’s something … The 82nd Annual Oscars ceremony begins, yet the hosts are nowhere to be found. Have we gotten to the point now where we need a lead-in for the most assuredly lame/very PC stand-up routine? We need to get the ball rolling for the ball […]
Category essays, oscars · Tags A Serious Man, Academy Awards, Alec Baldwin, Anna Kendrick, Anthony Hopkins, Antonio Banderas, Avatar, Barbra Streisand, Ben Stiller, Benicio Del Toro, Bright Star, Carey Mulligan, Cars, Channing Tatum, Charlize Theron, Christoph Waltz, Christopher Plummer, Colin Firth, Dan Aykroyd, Demi Moore, District 9, Ed Asner, Farrah Fawcett, Fisher Stevens, Geoffrey Fletcher, George Clooney, Golden Globes, Hugh Jackman, Inglourious Basterds, James Cameron, James Taylor, Jason Reitman, Jeff Bridges, Jennifer Lopez, John Hughes, John Lasseter, John Stewart, John Travolta, Judd Nelson, Kathryn Bigelow, Keanu Reeves, Linda Hamilton, Logorama, Lost, Macaulay Culkin, Markéta Irglová, Matthew Broderick, Michael Giacchino, Michael Haneke, Michael Jackson, Mickey Rourke, Modern Family, Morgan Freeman, Mo’Nique, Music by Prudence, Neil Patrick Harris, Oprah Winfrey, Oscars, Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire, Quentin Tarantino, Quincy Jones, Ricky Gervais, Robert Downey Jr., Ryan Bingham, Sacha Baron Cohen, Samuel L. Jackson, Sandra Bullock, Sandy Powell, Sarah Jessica Parker, Sean Penn, Sigourney Weaver, Star Trek, Steve Martin, Strange Days, Suzy Amis, T-Bone Burnett, The Blind Side, The Cove, The Hangover, The Hurt Locker, The Jerk, The Mask of Zorro, The Matrix, The New Tenants, The Secret in Their Eyes, The Temper Trap, The Wolfman, The Young Victoria, Tim Robbins, Tom Ford, Tom Hanks, Tyler Perry, Up, Up in the Air, West Bank Story, Zoë Saldana
Posted by Jared Mobarak on February 3, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Some Oscar nomination thoughts, the morning after: William Altreuter: Best Picture: The Hurt Locker. James Cameron backlash, plus Hollywood self-seriousness = victory! Best Actor: Jeff Bridges. Everybody loved Clooney, but he’s in something good every year. Supporting Actor: Stanley Tucci. Just a hunch. Best Actress: Sandra Bullock. Did you realize she’s forty-five years old? Not exactly […]
Category essays, oscars · Tags 35 Rhums, A Serious Man, Adventureland, Alfred Molina, An Education, Antichrist, Avatar, Blood Diamond, Bright Star, Carey Mulligan, Christoph Waltz, Cicely Tyson, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Coen Brothers, Coraline, Dances With Wolves, Diana Ross, District 9, Duncan Jones, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Forest Whitaker, Gabourey Sidibe, Half Nelson, Halle Berry, Il divo: La spettacolare vita di Giulio Andreotti, In the Loop, Inglourious Basterds, Invictus, James Cameron, Jamie Foxx, Jeff Bridges, Kathryn Bigelow, Leonardo DiCaprio, Lilies of the Field, Matt Damon, Meryl Streep, Million Dollar Baby, Moon, Morgan Freeman, Mo’Nique, Nick Hornby, Peter O'Toole, Peter Sarsgaard, Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire, Public Enemies, Quentin Tarantino, Randy Newman, Ray, Ryan Gosling, Sandra Bullock, Sidney Poitier, Sin Nombre, Slumdog Millionaire, Sounder, Stanley Tucci, Star Trek, Stephen Lang, The Color Purple, The Hurt Locker, The Informant!, The Last King of Scotland, The Lovely Bones, The Messenger, The Princess and the Frog, The Pursuit of Happyness, The Road, The Secret of Kells, The White Ribbon, Two Lovers, Up, Up in the Air, Venus, Watchmen, Will Smith
Posted by Jared Mobarak on January 24, 2010 · Leave a Comment
(short and sweet and to the point; culled from watching 153 releases. constantly updated as i catch up to those i missed. click poster for review if applicable) #25: An Education directed by Lone Scherfig #24: The Box directed by Richard Kelly #23: Sunshine Cleaning directed by Christine Jeffs #22: The Road directed by John […]
Category top 10 films by year, top 10 lists · Tags (500) Days of Summer, 35 Rhums, 35 Shots of Rum, A Serious Man, A Single Man, An Education, Avatar, Bob Peterson, Broken Embraces, Cary Fukunaga, Celda 211, Cell 211, Christine Jeffs, Claire Denis, Daniel Monzón, Das, District 9, Duncan Jones, Ethan Coen, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Inglourious Basterds, James Cameron, James Gray, Jason Reitman, Jim Jarmusch, Joel Coen, John Hillcoat, Kathryn Bigelow, Lebanon, Lone Scherfig, Los abrazos rotos, Män som hatar kvinnor, Marc Webb, Moon, Neill Blomkamp, Niels Arden Oplev, Pedro Almodóvar, Pete Docter, Quentin Tarantino, Richard Kelly, Samuel Maoz, Sin Nombre, Spike Jonze, Sunshine Cleaning, The Box, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Hurt Locker, The Limits of Control, The Road, The White Ribbon, Tom Ford, Two Lovers, Up in the Air, weiße Band, Wes Anderson, Where the Wild Things Are
Posted by Jared Mobarak on January 17, 2010 · Leave a Comment
This list is accurate as of post-date. So many films and not enough time to see them all, the potential for future change is inevitable, but as of today here are the best … Another year gone, another 100+ releases down. 2009 was one that included a lot of good directors and some great ensemble […]
Category essays, top 10 films · Tags (500) Days of Summer, 35 Rhums, 35 Shots of Rum, A Serious Man, A Single Man, Avatar, Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, Black Dynamite, Broken Embraces, Chi bi xia: Jue zhan tian xia, Claire Denis, Coco avant Chanel, Coco Before Chanel, Coen Brothers, Colin Firth, Crazy Heart, Das weiße Band, Dave Eggers, David Lynch, Duncan Jones, Fired Up!, George Clooney, Inglourious Basterds, Isaach De Bankolé, James Cameron, Jason Reitman, Jim Jarmusch, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Julia, Kathryn Bigelow, Le silence de Lorna, Lluís Homar, Lorna’s Silence, Los abrazos rotos, Lymelife, Marc Webb, Maurice Sendak, Michael Haneke, Moon, Pedro Almodóvar, Penélope Cruz, Pulp Fiction, Quentin Tarantino, Red Cliff 2, Sam Rockwell, Sin Nombre, Spike Jonze, Sugar, Sunshine Cleaning, The Hurt Locker, The Last Station, The Limits of Control, The White Ribbon, Tom Ford, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Two Lovers, Tyson, Up, Up in the Air, Where the Wild Things Are, Zombieland, Zooey Deschanel
Posted by Jared Mobarak on December 24, 2009 · 7 Comments
As always, I have not seen every film made in the decade, so this list is only complete as of posting. There are those diamonds in the rough I’ve yet to witness that could render this entire list obsolete. The ‘Naughts’, I believe an appropriate term being used for the decade spanning from 2000–2009, the […]
Category essays, top 10 films, top 10 lists · Tags 2001: A Space Odyssey, 21 Grams, 300, Alejandro Amenábar, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Alfonso Cuarón, Amélie, American Psycho, Amores Perros, Amy Adams, Ang Lee, Angela Lindvall, Atonement, Audrey Tautou, Avatar, Batman, Baz Luhrmann, Ben Affleck, Benicio Del Toro, Björk, Bloody Sunday, Bret Easton Ellis, Brick, Brokeback Mountain, Bugsy Malone, Casey Affleck, Cashback, Catinca Untaru, Charlie Kaufman, Children of Men, Christian Bale, Christopher Nolan, City of God, Clint Mansell, Closer, CQ, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Curtis Hanson, Damien Rice, Dancer in the Dark, Danny Boyle, Darren Aronofsky, Das weiße Band, David Bowie, David Lynch, David O. Russell, Dennis Lehane, Dogville, Duncan Jones, Édgar Flores, ELO, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Fernando Meirelles, Frank Miller, Garden State, Glen Hansard, Gone Baby Gone, Guillermo Arriaga, Guillermo del Toro, Hollywoodland, Huey Lewis, Hugh Jackman, I Heart Huckabees, Imogen Heap, Inception, Inglourious Basterds, James Cameron, James Nesbitt, Jason Schwartzman, Javier Bardem, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Jeremy Davies, Jim Carrey, Joe Wright, John Hillcoat, Junebug, Kate Winslet, Kevin Smith, L.A. Confidential, Lars von Trier, Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain, Lust Caution, M. Night Shyamalan, Mad Men, Mar adentro, Marc Forster, Mark Wahlberg, Markéta Irglová, Memento, Michael Douglas, Michael Haneke, Michael Shannon, Michel Gondry, Mickey Rourke, Moon, Moulin Rouge!, Mulholland Drive, Munich, My Life Without Me, Naomi Watts, Natalie Portman, Nicole Kidman, Once, Paul Greengrass, Paulina Gaitan, Phil Collins, Pride and Prejudice, Quentin Tarantino, Rachel Getting Married, Rachel Weisz, Ralph Fiennes, Ray Winstone, Requiem for a Dream, Revolutionary Road, Rian Johnson, Robert Downey Jr., Robert Rodriguez, Roman Coppola, Ryan Gosling, Sam Mendes, Sam Rockwell, Sarah Polley, Sean Ellis, Shania Twain, Sin City, Sin Nombre, Slumdog Millionaire, Spike Jonze, Stay, Steven Spielberg, Sunshine, Synecdoche New York, Tarsem Singh, The Bourne Supremacy, The Brøken, The Constant Gardener, The Fall, The Fountain, The Guess Who, The Proposition, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Sea Inside, The Village, The White Ribbon, The Wind That Shakes the Barley, The Wrestler, There Will Be Blood, Toby Maguire, U2, United 93, Up, War of the Worlds, Wes Anderson, Where the Wild Things Are, William Hurt, Wo hu cang long, Wonder Boys, Zach Braff, Zack Snyder
Posted by Jared Mobarak on December 1, 2009 · 1 Comment
“Did he tell you about the Goy’s teeth?” Despite the prevalent use of Hebrew without translation and, I’m sure, many instances of Jewish culture that I am unfamiliar with, I really enjoyed the new Coen Brothers film A Serious Man. The film, while a bit odd and seemingly schizophrenic in tone, is vintage Coen, harkening […]
Category comedy, drama, film reviews · Tags A Serious Man, Adam Arkin, Barton Fink, Burn After Reading, Coen Brothers, David Kang, Fargo, Fred Melamed, George Wyner, Inglourious Basterds, Michael Stuhlbarg, No Country for Old Men, Sari Lennick, Simon Helberg, Spaceballs, The Big Bang Theory
Posted by Jared Mobarak on August 25, 2009 · 4 Comments
“F*ck a duck!” I like to think that the sheer fact Inglourious Basterds got made means that Quentin Tarantino isn’t all talk. Maybe, just maybe, that Whole Bloody Affair DVD compilation of the Kill Bills will come out. For now though, we should all be happy QT is back to form after his, in my […]
Category drama, film reviews, war · Tags Brad Pitt, Christoph Waltz, Daniel Brühl, David Bowie, Death Proof, Denis Ménochet, Diane Kruger, Eli Roth, Inglourious Basterds, Kill Bill, Mélanie Laurent, Michael Fassbender, Paul Thomas Anderson, Pulp Fiction, Quentin Tarantino, Samuel L. Jackson, There Will Be Blood, Til Schweiger
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