Posted by Jared Mobarak on February 15, 2015 · Leave a Comment
“I knew I shouldn’t have had that champagne” There’s little scarier in this world than a debilitating disease like Alzheimer’s. You may initially feel a sentiment as shared by the titular Alice (Julianne Moore) in Still Alice to be hyperbolic, but the thought that cancer could be a better option is an extreme worth considering. […]
Category drama, film reviews · Tags Alec Baldwin, Away From Her, Hunter Parrish, Julianne Moore, Kate Bosworth, Kristen Stewart, Lisa Genova, Richard Glatzer, Sarah Polley, Still Alice, Wash Westmoreland
Posted by Jared Mobarak on October 20, 2013 · Leave a Comment
“The circle’s closed in on the old heroes of the night” I’ve never read a novel by Jack Kerouac—the only Beat Generation tome I have leafed through is William S. Burroughs’ Naked Lunch—but I imagine the experience is similar to that of watching director Michael Polish’s adaption of the author’s 1962 work, Big Sur. About […]
Category drama, film reviews · Tags Anthony Edwards, Balthazar Getty, Big Sur, Explosions in the Sky, Henry Thomas, Jack Kerouac, Jean-Marc Barr, John Robinson, Josh Lucas, Kate Bosworth, Michael Polish, Naked Lunch, Northfork, On the Road, Patrick Fischler, Radha Mitchell, The National, William S. Burroughs
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 June 8, 2008 · Leave a Comment
“Did that dazzle you?” Not long after reading Ben Mezrich’s novel Busting Vegas did I see my first preview for 21, a film based on his previous novel about card counters. The idea of MIT students getting recruited by their professor to take down Vegas is an intriguing yet not so unique concept. Busting Vegas […]
Posted by Jared Mobarak on February 9, 2008 · 1 Comment
“Everyone is Tad Hamilton to someone” Unobtrusive would be a good word to use when describing the film Win a Date with Tad Hamilton. Is it obvious? Yes. Is it clichéd? Yes. Is it horrible? Not quite. With a few good laughs, some fun performances, and a decent soundtrack, the movie ends up being nice […]
Category comedy, film reviews, romance · Tags An Officer and a Gentlemen, Gary Cole, Ginnifer Goodwin, Josh Duhamel, Kate Bosworth, Legally Blonde, Nathan Lane, Robert Luketic, Sean Hayes, Topher Grace, Win a Date with Tad Hamilton
Posted by Jared Mobarak on June 30, 2006 · Leave a Comment
“With the planet on his shoulders … Daily” Superman Returns. The name says it all. Our Man of Steel returns to our collective consciousness after almost 20 years. Has he arrived with the big bang all the hype has culled together? Unfortunately, not even close. Bryan Singer leaves his flourishing X-Men saga to helm an […]
Category action/adventure, film reviews, science fiction · Tags Batman, Batman Begins, Blue Crush, Brandon Routh, Bryan Singer, Christopher Nolan, Christopher Reeves, Gene Hackman, Kal Penn, Kate Bosworth, Katie Holmes, Kevin Spacey, Ned Beatty, Parker Posey, Smallville, Superman, Superman II, Superman Returns, Wonderland, X-Men
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