TIFF18 REVIEW: First Man [2018]
Posted by Jared Mobarak on September 15, 2018 · Leave a Comment
“It’s kinda neat” The non-controversy surrounding Damien Chazelle‘s First Man shouldn’t surprise anyone who knows how political parties have appropriated art into their agendas since the dawn of time. Of course they’d glom onto the decision to ignore the lunar flag planting as some “un-American” thing rather than read the script, watch the movie, or […]
Category biography, drama, film features, film festival, film reviews, toronto international film festival, z.slideshow · Tags Brian d'Arcy James, Christopher Abbott, Claire Foy, Corey Stoll, Cory Michael Smith, Damien Chazelle, First Man, James R. Hansen, Jason Clarke, Josh Singer, Matthew Glave, Patrick Fugit, Ryan Gosling, Shea Whigham, TIFF, Toronto International Film Festival
REVIEW: The Post [2017]
Posted by Jared Mobarak on December 2, 2017 · Leave a Comment
“Quality drives profitability” Let’s be real: every Steven Spielberg film is a must-see, hype-driving machine. He’s a cinematic giant who rarely chooses a project to direct without extreme enthusiasm and artistic purpose (whether the result proves timeless or not). But no one could be blamed for letting excitement crescendo higher than usual upon hearing about […]
The 88th Oscars recap through tweets …
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
Picking Winners at the 88th Annual Academy Awards
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
REVIEW: Spotlight [2015]
Posted by Jared Mobarak on December 2, 2015 · Leave a Comment
“What arraignment?” If Thomas McCarthy’s maligned fairy tale The Cobbler provided any help in securing money to put his script Spotlight in front of cameras, it was worth every disparaging word thrown its way. Co-written with Josh Singer, this 2013 Blacklist alum proves an informative and accurate look at the investigative journalism process as well […]
Category biography, drama, film reviews, z.slideshow · Tags All the President’s Men, Billy Crudup, Brian d'Arcy James, David Simon, Jimmy LeBlanc, John Slattery, Josh Singer, Len Cariou, Liev Schreiber, Mark Ruffalo, Michael Cyril Creighton, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Spotlight, Stanley Tucci, The Cobbler, The Wire, Thomas McCarthy
REVIEW: The Fifth Estate [2013]
Posted by Jared Mobarak on October 15, 2013 · Leave a Comment
“Give a man a mask and he’ll tell you the truth” As reporters from The Guardian and The New York Times are shown sifting through hundreds of thousands of leaked documents uploaded to the Wikileaks site by Chelsea Manning (then Bradley) in 2010, the acronym EOF is clearly defined as “Escalation of Force” in a […]
Category biography, drama, film reviews · Tags Alexander Siddig, Anthony Mackie, Benedict Cumberbatch, Bill Condon, Chelsea Manning, Daniel Brühl, Daniel Domscheit-Berg, David Leigh, Inside WikiLeaks: My Time with Julian Assange at the World's Most Dangerous Website, Josh Singer, Julian Assange, Laura Linney, Luke Harding, Stanley Tucci, The Fifth Estate, WikiLeaks: Inside Julian Assange's War on Secrecy
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