Posted by Jared Mobarak on July 5, 2018 · Leave a Comment
“Like Baba Yaga …” While a lot of fans were instantly and irrationally mad upon learning Avengers: Infinity War wouldn’t include Hawkeye or Ant-Man, I rejoiced knowing that Ant-Man and the Wasp‘s release date fell between both it and its as yet untitled Avengers follow-up. This meant that Scott Lang’s (Paul Rudd) latest adventure to […]
Category action/adventure, film reviews, science fiction · Tags Abby Ryder Fortson, Andrew Barrer, Ant-Man, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Bobby Cannavale, Chris McKenna, David Dastmalchian, Erik Sommers, Evangeline Lilly, Gabriel Ferrari, Hannah John-Kamen, Judy Greer, Laurence Fishburne, Michael Douglas, Michael Peña, Michelle Pfeiffer, Paul Rudd, Peyton Reed, Randall Park, Tip 'T.I.' Harris, Walton Goggins
Posted by Jared Mobarak on July 13, 2015 · Leave a Comment
“Just a tall-tale” You can tell as soon as it happens where the Marvel machine broke Edgar Wright and Joe Cornish, the two guys who had been developing Ant-Man to their singular vision since before the Cinematic Universe’s cohesive arc began. It’s a funny cameo with an Avenger, one where Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) attempts […]
Category action/adventure, film reviews, science fiction · Tags Abby Ryder Fortson, Adam McKay, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, Ant-Man, Bobby Cannavale, Captain America: Civil War, Corey Stoll, David Dastmalchian, Edgar Wright, Evangeline Lilly, Guardians of the Galaxy, Iron Man, Joe Cornish, John Slattery, Martin Donovan, Michael Douglas, Michael Peña, Paul Rudd, Peyton Reed, Thor, Tip 'T.I.' Harris
Posted by Jared Mobarak on July 14, 2014 · Leave a Comment
“Too much noise! Too much noise!” Who wondered what The Magic of Belle Isle would be if Morgan Freeman‘s surly alcoholic was forced to warm his heart and soul to a young child that was his granddaughter rather than a neighbor? I think Rob Reiner did or else I’m not sure why he’d choose a […]
Category comedy, drama, film reviews, romance · Tags And So It Goes, Annie Parisse, As Good As It Gets, Diane Keaton, Dr. Seuss, Frances Sternhagen, Frankie Valli, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Late for Dinner, Life as a House, Mark Andrus, Michael Douglas, Morgan Freeman, Rob Reiner, Scott Shepherd, Sterling Jerins, The Magic of Belle Isle, This is Spinal Tap, When Harry Met Sally, Yaya DaCosta
Posted by Jared Mobarak on January 26, 2012 · Leave a Comment
“Oh, God. There’s a deer in the car.” If not for the cast list, I would treat Steven Soderbergh‘s Haywire as the newest entry to the experimental, off-the-beaten path section of his oeuvre. Without mentioning the larger scale Che—which is quite possibly his least mainstream film of the aughts—this quiet actioner fits right in as […]
Category action/adventure, film reviews, suspense/thriller · Tags Anthony Brandon Wong, Antonio Banderas, Bill Paxton, Bubble, Channing Tatum, Che, Ewan McGregor, Gina Carano, Haywire, Lem Dobbs, Mathieu Kassovitz, Michael Angarano, Michael Douglas, Michael Fassbender, Steven Soderbergh, Terence Stamp, The Girlfriend Experience, The Limey
Posted by Jared Mobarak on March 1, 2011 · 1 Comment
@jaredmobarak • Oscar time … congrats to The King’s Speech … why bother with the show when everyone thinks they know the winner? The 83rd Annual Academy Awards ceremony was quite possibly its worst incarnation the past decade. And things finally seemed to be going the right way. Hugh Jackman was fun; Steve Martin and […]
Category essays, oscars · Tags 127 Hours, A Single Man, A.R. Rahman, Aaron Sorkin, Academy Awards, Akon, Alec Baldwin, Alice in Wonderland, Andrew Ruhemann, Andy Roddick, Angelina Jolie, Angus Wall, Anne Hathaway, Anne Rosellini, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Atticus Ross, Avatar, Banksy, Barack Obama, Billy Crystal, Biutiful, Black Swan, Bruce Vilanch, Cee Lo Green, Charlie Sheen, Chris Farley, Christian Bale, Colin Firth, Colleen Atwood, Corey Haim, Country Strong, Danny DeVito, David Seidler, Debra Granik, Dido, Edith Piaf, Eli Wallach, Empire of the Sun, Florence Welch, Frozen River, Funny Or Die, George Clooney, Greedy, Gwyneth Paltrow, Hailee Steinfeld, Halle Berry, Heath Ledger, Helen Mirren, Hugh Jackman, Hæven, In a Better World, Inception, Inside Job, Jack Nicholson, Jacki Weaver, James Franco, Javier Bardem, Jean-Luc Godard, Jimmy Kimmel, John Hawkes, Julia Roberts, Just Go With It, Justin Timberlake, Kanye West, Kirk Baxter, Kirk Douglas, Lena Horne, Leonardo DiCaprio, License to Drive, Luke Matheny, Mandy Moore, Marissa Tomei, Matthew McConaughey, Mel Gibson, Melissa Leo, Michael Douglas, Michael J. Fox, Morgan Freeman, Natalie Portman, Neil Patrick Harris, nine inch nails, Oprah Winfrey, Oscars, Randy Newman, Rick Baker, Robert Stromberg, Roger Deakins, Roger Ebert, Russell Brand, Shaun Tan, Steve Martin, Stranger No More, Susanne Bier, Tangled, Terminator Salvation, The Fighter, The Gruffalo, The Hurt Locker, The King's Speech, The Lost Thing, The Social Network, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, The Wolfman, Tim Burton, Timothy Hutton, Toy Story 3, Trent Reznor, Wally Pfister, Winter’s Bone, Zachary Levi
Posted by Jared Mobarak on January 15, 2011 · Leave a Comment
“Out there is nothing but possibilities” Have films embraced the ambiguous ‘does he or doesn’t he’ ending too often recently? I feel bad beginning with that question since I did actually like Solitary Man very much, but liking the whole doesn’t discount the fact that a contrived ‘conversational’ fade to black has gone from bold […]
Category comedy, drama, film reviews · Tags Brian Koppelman, Danny DeVito, David Levien, Imogen Poots, Jake Richard Siciliano, Jenna Fischer, Jesse Eisenberg, Michael Douglas, Olivia Thirlby, Rounders, Solitary Man, Steven Soderbergh, Susan Sarandon, The Girlfriend Experience, Wonder Boys
Posted by Jared Mobarak on September 29, 2010 · Leave a Comment
“Growing old’s not for sissies, kid” Stupid subtitle aside, dare I say Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps surpasses its predecessor pretty much across the board cinematically? Allan Loeb and Stephen Schiff have woven together an intricate plot of dueling con jobs amidst a young romance between idealists in a capitalist world where greed is a […]
Category drama, film reviews · Tags Allan Loeb, Carey Mulligan, Charlie Sheen, David Byrne, Eli Wallach, Frank Langella, Josh Brolin, Michael Douglas, Oliver Stone, Shia LaBeouf, Stephen Schiff, Susan Sarandon, Wall Street, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
Posted by Jared Mobarak on September 22, 2010 · 2 Comments
“I just bagged the elephant” We Some films are carried by a once in a lifetime performance that takes you along for a ride greater than itself. Oliver Stone’s Wall Street is one of them. Written with Stanley Weiser, Stone, fresh off a huge Oscar run with Platoon the previous year, wanted to get right […]
Category drama, film reviews · Tags Charlie Sheen, Daryl Hannah, Hal Holbrook, James Spader, Martin Sheen, Michael Douglas, Oliver Stone, Platoon, Stanley Weiser, Wall Street
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 April 29, 2009 · 3 Comments
“I’m gonna have to do this in bulk” My research into the new A Christmas Carol rip-off for the rom-com demographic, Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, yielded one very interesting tidbit of information—director Mark Waters received a “special thanks” on the production of Requiem for a Dream. No disrespect to the man as I’m a big […]
Category comedy, film reviews, romance · Tags A Christmas Carol, Bill Murray, Breckin Meyer, Carol Kane, Darren Aronofsky, Emma Stone, Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, Jennifer Garner, Lacey Chabert, Mark Waters, Matthew McConaughey, Mean Girls, Michael Douglas, Noureen DeWulf, Requiem for a Dream, Robert Forster, Scrooged, Superbad, The Spiderwick Chronicles
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