Posted by Jared Mobarak on December 3, 2018 · Leave a Comment
“I am my paintings” Vincent Van Gogh is quite the enigmatic figure in the art world as a man whose genius was ahead of its time. His greatest works were painted in the final two years of his life while combatting multiple psychotic breaks and asylum stays. People called his art ugly and dismissed his […]
Category biography, drama, film reviews · Tags Alan Aubert, At Eternity's Gate, Benoît Delhomme, Jean-Claude Carrière, Julian Schnabel, Louise Kugelberg, Mads Mikkelsen, Oscar Isaac, Rupert Friend, Willem Dafoe
Posted by Jared Mobarak on September 9, 2018 · Leave a Comment
“Tell them I’m nice” Morbid or not: I love when stationary characters turn to the camera only to be hit by a vehicle coming from offscreen. There’s something that’s just immensely satisfying about watching one step into that sweet spot of quiet, empty space with a hindered view on either side. I brace for impact, […]
Category drama, film features, film festival, film reviews, romance, toronto international film festival · Tags Àlex Monner, Annette Bening, Antonio Banderas, Dan Fogelman, Laia Costa, Life Itself, Olivia Cooke, Olivia Wilde, Oscar Isaac, Samuel L. Jackson, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, TIFF, Toronto International Film Festival
Posted by Jared Mobarak on February 22, 2018 · Leave a Comment
“Sometimes it’s beautiful” Reflections have been the subject of many fantasies whether it’s Through the Looking-Glass or Poltergeist III. The notion that a double exists in a different world conjures an unavoidable eeriness and the possibility of usurpation wherein fiction could become truth. It’s easy to therefore see the inherent duality as a good versus […]
Category action/adventure, drama, film reviews, science fiction · Tags Alex Garland, Annihilation, Benedict Wong, Gina Rodriguez, Jeff VanderMeer, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Natalie Portman, Oscar Isaac, Tessa Thompson, Tuva Novotny
Posted by Jared Mobarak on December 14, 2017 · Leave a Comment
“No one is ever really gone” If you ever saw a kids show during the Aughts you’ll be familiar with the educational tactic of repeating a message over and over again throughout an episode before repeating that episode each day of the entire week. This was a huge component of “Blue’s Clues” because it was […]
Category action/adventure, fantasy, film reviews · Tags Adam Driver, Andy Serkis, Benicio Del Toro, Carrie Fisher, Daisy Ridley, Domhnall Gleeson, George Lucas, Gwendoline Christie, J.J. Abrams, John Boyega, Kelly Marie Tran, Laura Dern, Mark Hamill, Oscar Isaac, Rian Johnson, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Posted by Jared Mobarak on May 29, 2016 · Leave a Comment
“And from the ashes of their world, we’ll build a better one” At a certain point Charles Xavier (James McAvoy) understands his pupils need more than just help controlling their powers in the X-Men universe. They must also learn to fight. He and Erik Lehnsherr (Michael Fassbender) had no choice but to battle forces of […]
Category action/adventure, fantasy, film reviews, science fiction · Tags Alexandra Shipp, Ben Hardy, Bryan Singer, Evan Peters, James McAvoy, Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Helman, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Lana Condor, Michael Fassbender, Nicholas Hoult, Olivia Munn, Oscar Isaac, Rose Byrne, Simon Kinberg, Sophie Turner, Tye Sheridan, X-Men: Apocalypse, X-Men: Days of Future Past, X-Men: First Class
Posted by Jared Mobarak on January 7, 2016 · 1 Comment
“I’m into motive-less malignity” I’m not sure what I thought William Monahan‘s Mojave would be, but it definitely wasn’t what followed the tense first fifteen or so minutes spent in the titular desert. We’re thrown into the world he creates to meet a man named Thomas (Garrett Hedlund) speaking philosophically about life and identity via […]
Category film reviews, suspense/thriller · Tags Dania Ramirez, Fran Kranz, Garrett Hedlund, Louise Bourgoin, Mark Wahlberg, Mojave, Oscar Isaac, Sterling K. Brown, The Counselor, Walton Goggins, William Monahan
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 December 14, 2015 · Leave a Comment
Below is my December 12th ballot for the 19th annual Online Film Critics Society Awards honoring movies released domestically in the United States during the 2015 calendar year. Group winners are highlighted in red. Best Picture #1Inside Out. #2Carol. #3Spotlight. #4Ex Machina. #5Mad MaxFury Road #6Brooklyn #7The Revenant #8Room #9The Martian #10Sicario Best Animated Film […]
Category essays, top 10 films, z.slideshow · Tags 45 Years, Amy, Anomalisa, Benicio Del Toro, Best of Enemies, Brie Larson, Brooklyn, Carol, Cartel Land, Cate Blanchett, Charlize Theron, Charlotte Rampling, Clouds of Sils Maria, Creed, Cynthia Nixon, Denis Villeneuve, Ex Machina, George Miller, Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief, Goodnight Mommy, Ian McKellen, Inside Out, James White, Kate Winslet, Kristen Stewart, Leonardo DiCaprio, Mad Max: Fury Road, Mark Ruffalo, Mark Rylance, Matt Damon, Michael B. Jordan, Michael Fassbender, Mistress America, Mustang, OFCS, Online Film Critics Society, Oscar Isaac, Phoenix, Ridley Scott, Room, Rooney Mara, Saoirse Ronan, Shaun the Sheep Movie, Sicario, Son of Saul, Spotlight, Steve Jobs, Sylvester Stallone, The Assassin, The Danish Girl, The Good Dinosaur, The Look of Silence, The Martian, The Peanuts Movie, The Revenant, Thomas McCarthy, Todd Haynes, Vikander
Posted by Jared Mobarak on April 14, 2015 · Leave a Comment
“The history of man? That’s the history of Gods.” Artificial intelligence isn’t new. It’s in video games, toys, software platforms—most computer systems we interact with daily possess it in some capacity. The idea that one day someone will code a manufactured consciousness capable of becoming sentient, however, is still in the realm of science fiction. […]
Category film reviews, science fiction, suspense/thriller, z.slideshow · Tags 28 Days Later, Alex Garland, Alicia Vikander, Domhnall Gleeson, Ex Machina, Furious 7, James Cameron, Oscar Isaac, Person of Interest, Sunshine, Terminator Genisys, The Terminator
Posted by Jared Mobarak on January 19, 2015 · Leave a Comment
“You’ll never do anything harder than staring someone in the eye and telling them the truth” I remember being surprised when Margin Call—the little movie that could—came out. Writer/director J.C. Chandor earned an Oscar nomination for his screenplay before heading to virtual silence with his harrowing sophomore effort, the Robert Redford-starring All is Lost, a […]
Category drama, film reviews, z.slideshow · Tags A Most Violent Year, Albert Brooks, Alessandro Nivola, All Is Lost, David Oyelowo, J.C. Chandor, Jessica Chastain, Margin Call, Oscar Isaac, Robert Redford
Posted by Jared Mobarak on January 16, 2014 · 1 Comment
“Llewyn is the cat” Can I chalk my ambivalence to the Coen Brothers‘ newest film Inside Llewyn Davis up to knowing nothing about the Greenwich Village folk music scene of 1961? It is after all loosely inspired by the life of Dave Van Ronk, containing aspects of his autobiography The Mayor of MacDougal Street for […]
Category drama, film reviews, musical/concert · Tags A Serious Man, Bob Dylan, Carey Mulligan, Coen Brothers, Dave Van Ronk, Ethan Coen, Ethan Phillips, Inside Llewyn Davis, Joel Coen, John Goodman, Justin Timberlake, Max Casella, Oscar Isaac, Robin Bartlett, Stark Sands
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