Posted by Jared Mobarak on September 24, 2016 · Leave a Comment
“You think when you die, you go to heaven. You come to us!” Of course J.J. Abrams would initiate the process of remastering Don Coscarelli‘s seminal Phantasm. Anyone who’s seen “Lost” will quickly notice similarities in their worlds shrouded by mystery devoid of a need or desire to provide explanation. This is what makes them […]
Category fantasy, film reviews, horror · Tags A. Michael Baldwin, Angus Scrimm, Bill Cone, Bill Thornbury, Don Coscarelli, J.J. Abrams, Kathy Lester, Phantasm, Ray Bradbury, Reggie Bannister
Posted by Jared Mobarak on August 16, 2016 · Leave a Comment
“The poetry of fate” After an auspicious reboot that erased every movie in the series before it (save the travels of Leonard Nimoy‘s Spock) while ensuring each one still remained in canon, J.J. Abrams stumbled a bit by recycling one of those films’ most acclaim stories for the follow-up. I’ll be the first to admit […]
Category action/adventure, film reviews, science fiction · Tags Anton Yelchin, Chris Pine, Doug Jung, Elysium, Gene Roddenberry, Idris Elba, J.J. Abrams, John Cho, Justin Lin, Karl Urban, Leonard Nimoy, Lydia Wilson, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Simon Pegg, Sofia Boutella, Star Trek, Star Trek Beyond, Star Trek Into Darkness, Sunshine, Zachary Quinto, Zoë Saldana
Posted by Jared Mobarak on March 12, 2016 · 1 Comment
“You need to eat. You need to sleep. And you need to start showing a little appreciation.” Let’s address the elephant in the room first: 10 Cloverfield Lane is not a sequel to Cloverfield no matter what the title and media suggest. The filmmakers simply thought the script (developed by Josh Campbell and Matthew Stuecken; […]
Category drama, film reviews, science fiction · Tags 10 Cloverfield Lane, Bradley Cooper, Cloverfield, Damien Chazelle, Dan Trachtenberg, Drew Goddard, J.J. Abrams, John Gallagher Jr., John Goodman, Josh Campbell, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Matt Reeves, Matthew Stuecken, Portal: No Escape, The Cellar, Valencia
Posted by Jared Mobarak on December 17, 2015 · Leave a Comment
“There’s still light inside of him” First thing’s first: there’s probably spoilers in this review. Because let’s face it, anything besides me plainly stating that I loved it is construed as a spoiler to a fandom as intense as that of George Lucas‘ Star Wars saga. Will I go into lineages and deaths? No. Does […]
Category action/adventure, fantasy, film reviews, z.slideshow · Tags Adam Driver, Andy Serkis, Carrie Fisher, Creed, Daisy Ridley, Domhnall Gleeson, George Lucas, Gwendoline Christie, Harrison Ford, J.J. Abrams, John Boyega, Lawrence Kasdan, Lupita Nyong’o, Mark Hamill, Michael Arndt, Oscar Isaac, Peter Mayhew, Rocky, Spaceballs, Star Wars, Star Wars: A New Hope, Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Posted by Jared Mobarak on June 3, 2013 · 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 Alexis Bledel, Alexis Denisof, Ali, Amy Acker, Angel, Antonio Banderas, ARSONAL, Art Machine A Trailer Park Company, Bemis Balkind, Berberian Sound Studio, BLT Communications LLC, Brad Pitt, Brandon Routh, Byzantium, Carlos Areces, Channing Tatum, Christopher Nolan, Christopher Reeve, Cold Open, Concept Arts, Craig Robinson, Danny McBride, Dawn Patrol, Emily Watson, Enter the Void, Entourage, Epic, Evan Goldberg, FIVE33, Fran Kranz, Gemma Arterton, Gravillis Inc., Hank Azaria, Henry Cavill, I'm So Excited!, Ignition Print, Independence Day, J.J. Abrams, Jake Gyllenhaal, James Franco, Jamie Foxx, Jay Baruchel, John Cusack, Jonah Hill, Joss Whedon, Lola Dueñas, Man of Steel, Man Ray, Melissa McCarthy, Monsters Inc., Monsters University, Much Ado About Nothing, Oink Creative, Owen Wilson, P+A, Pedro Almodóvar, Penélope Cruz, Roland Emmerich, Sandra Bullock, Saoirse Ronan, Seth Rogen, Sex and the City, Spider-Man 3, Spring Breakers, Star Trek Into Darkness, Superman Returns, The Bling Ring, The Day After Tomorrow, The Heat, The Internship, The Muppets, The Purge, The Right Stuff, The Smurfs, This is the End, Toby Jones, Vince Vaughn, Violet & Daisy, Wedding Crashers, White House Down, Will Smith, William Shakespeare, WORKS ADV, World War Z
Posted by Jared Mobarak on May 15, 2013 · 1 Comment
“Bones, get that thing off my face” Director J.J. Abrams’ reboot of Star Trek four years ago was a refreshing, original take on a world possessed by countless offshoots because screenwriters Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman used its science fiction genre to both retain and destroy existing mythology. A red matter black hole sending the […]
Category action/adventure, film reviews, science fiction · Tags Alex Kurtzman, Anton Yelchin, Benedict Cumberbatch, Benicio Del Toro, Bruce Greenwood, Chris Pine, Damon Lindelof, J.J. Abrams, John Cho, Karl Urban, Leonard Nimoy, Roberto Orci, Simon Pegg, Star Trek, Star Trek Into Darkness, William Shatner, Zachary Quinto, Zoë Saldana
Posted by Jared Mobarak on May 1, 2013 · 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 After Earth, Alexander Skarsgård, Alias, Andrea Riseborough, Banksy, Baz Luhrmann, Beast of the Southern Wild, Before Midnight, Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, Being John Malkovich, Ben Kingsley, Benedict Cumberbatch, Black Rock, Blood & Chocolate, BLT Communications LLC, Brit Marling, Clive Owen, Cold Open, Concept Arts, Craig Robinson, Crew Creative Advertising, David Alan Grier, Ed Helms, Ellen Page, Ethan Hawke, Fast & Furious 6, Fast Five, Felicity, Frances Ha, George Lucas, Greetings from Tim Buckley, Greta Gerwig, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, Ignition Print, Ilsa Fisher, Iron Man 3, J.J. Abrams, Jaden Smith, Jaws, Jeff Buckley, Jock, Julie Delpy, Katie Aselton, Ken Jeong, Ken Taylor, Kerry Washington, Kill List, Knife in the Water, Lake Bell, Le Cercle Noir, Leonardo DiCaprio, M. Night Shyamalan, M.C. Escher, Madea's Big Happy Family, Mark Englert, Mark Ruffalo, Martin Ansin, Meet the Feebles, Meet the Parents, Midnight Oil Creative, monsieur x studio, Now You See Me, P+A, Paul Walker, Peeples, Penn Badgley, Peter Jackson, Point Break, Richard Linklater, Robert Downey Jr., Shadow Dancer, Sherlock, Sightseers, Sound of My Voice, Star Trek Into Darkness, Star Wars, The Dark Knight Rises, The East, The Great Gatsby, The Hangover Part III, The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, The Kings of Summer, Tom Hanks, Tyler Perry, Vin Diesel, Will Smith, WORKS ADV
Posted by Jared Mobarak on June 5, 2012 · Leave a Comment
“What is Special Order 937?” When you hear the title Alien, images are conjured up of Bill Paxton having a mental breakdown, Lance Henriksen rapidly stabbing a knife through his fingers, and Sigourney Weaver‘s Ripley inside a mechanical forklift suit engaging a slobbering, hulking monster. The most fascinating thing about this comes not from how […]
Category film reviews, horror, science fiction, suspense/thriller · Tags 2001: A Space Odyssey, Alien, Bill Paxton, Dan O'Bannon, H.R. Giger, Harry Dean Stanton, Ian Holm, J.J. Abrams, James Cameron, Jerry Goldsmith, John Hurt, Lance Henriksen, Metroid, Necronom IV, Ridley Scott, Ronald Shusett, Sigourney Weaver, Spaceballs, Species, Splice, Star Wars: A New Hope, Tom Skerritt, V, Veronica Cartwright, Yaphet Kotto
Posted by Jared Mobarak on February 6, 2012 · 1 Comment
(short and sweet and to the point; culled from watching 150 releases. constantly updated as i catch up to those i missed. click poster for review if applicable) #25: Win Win directed by Thomas McCarthy #24: The Adjustment Bureau directed by George Nolfi #23: Super 8 directed by J.J. Abrams #22: Source Code directed by […]
Category top 10 films by year, top 10 lists · Tags 50/50, A Separation, Andrew Haigh, Asghar Farhadi, Asif Kapadia, Beginners, Bullhead, Contagion, Duncan Jones, Eric Toledano, George Nolfi, Göran Olsson, Hanna, Intouchables, J.J. Abrams, Jeff Nichols, Joachim Trier, Jodaeiye Nader az Simin, Joe Wright, Jonathan Levine, Lars von Trier, Lynne Ramsay, Martha Marcy May Marlene, Melancholia, Michaël R. Roskam, Michel Hazanavicius, Midnight in Paris, Mike Mills, Olivier Nakache, Oslo 31. august, Oslo August 31st, Pablo Larraín, Post Mortem, Rundskop, Santiago 73 post mortem, Sean Durkin, Senna, Shame, Source Code, Steve James, Steve McQueen, Steven Soderbergh, Super 8, Take Shelter, Terrence Malick, The Adjustment Bureau, The Artist, The Interrupters, The Intouchables, The Tree of Life, Thomas McCarthy, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Tomas Alfredson, We Need to Talk About Kevin, Weekend, Win Win, Woody Allen
Posted by Jared Mobarak on June 9, 2011 · Leave a Comment
“Cut! … That was mint.” When the silhouette of a boy and his bike floats across a moon as a blue Amblin wavers its way over, you know you’re in for something special. A flood of nostalgia overwhelms and you feel like a kid again, anticipating the heartfelt tale of mystery and adventure that waits. […]
Category action/adventure, drama, film reviews, horror, science fiction · Tags Cloverfield, Drew Struzan, E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial, Elle Fanning, Gabriel Basso, Glynn Turman, J.J. Abrams, Joel Courtney, Kyle Chandler, Michael Giacchino, Noah Emmerich, Orson Welles, Riley Griffiths, Ron Eldard, Ryan Lee, Steven Spielberg, Super 8, The Goonies, Zach Mills
Posted by Jared Mobarak on February 25, 2011 · Leave a Comment
“The anchors of the show are, ah, difficult and … semi-talented” Director Roger Michell is a sleeper. Do you recognize the name? It rang a bell with me, but I couldn’t quite place where it was attached in the past. His newest work, Morning Glory, is much the same. All the promotional material used producer […]
Category comedy, drama, film reviews · Tags Albert Brooks, Broadcast News, Diane Keaton, Good Morning America, Harrison Ford, J.J. Abrams, James L. Brooks, Jeff Goldblum, Matt Malloy, Morning Glory, Patrick Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Roger Michell, Today, Ty Burrell
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