Posted by Jared Mobarak on March 3, 2015 · Leave a Comment
“Me and you” There’s something to be said about knowing exactly what you’re getting and Jaume Collet-Serra is proving consistent enough to deliver that promise through his films. Whereas Luc Besson spins a revolving door of directors to helm his actioners—mostly tongue-in-cheek, over-the-top fare (besides the original hit-maker Taken) he doesn’t deem worthy of his […]
Category action/adventure, drama, film reviews · Tags Boyd Holbrook, Brad Ingelsby, Common, Ed Harris, Genesis Rodriguez, Holt McCallany, Jaume Collet-Serra, Joel Kinnaman, Liam Neeson, Lois Smith, Luc Besson, Nick Nolte, Non-Stop, Out of the Furnace, Panic Room, Run All Night, Taken, Unknown, Vincent D'Onofrio
Posted by Jared Mobarak on February 18, 2013 · Leave a Comment
“I need to see her eyes” Acclaimed Arab-Canadian filmmaker Ruba Nadda follows her festival winning romantic drama Cairo Time with the mystery thriller Inescapable. It’s new territory for the writer/director in that its love story has already occurred, been thwarted, and had its central pairing move on. Whereas one could see Nadda weaving the tapestry […]
Category drama, film reviews, suspense/thriller · Tags Alexander Siddig, Cairo Time, Danny Keogh, Inescapable, Jay Anstey, Joshua Jackson, Marisa Tomei, Oded Fehr, Ruba Nadda, Saad Siddiqui, Taken, The Debt
Posted by Jared Mobarak on September 30, 2012 · 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 Alex Cross, Argo, Ben Affleck, BLT Communications LLC, Canyon Design Group, Cardinal Communications USA, Casino Royale, Cloud Atlas, Cold Open, Daniel Craig, Dominic Smith, Dream House, Empire Design, Enemy of the State, Ethan Hawke, Expendables 2, Frankenweenie, Gravillis Inc., Guy Ritchie, Halle Berry, Happythankyoumoreplease, Hoo-Ha, I Saw the Devil, Ignition Print, Indika Entertainment Advertising, Jodelle Ferland, John Cusack, Lee Daniels, Liam Neeson, Martin McDonagh, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Matthew Fox, Morgan Freeman, Nicolas Winding Refn, Nicole Kidman, Paranormal Activity, Paranormal Activity 4, ParaNorman, Petrol, Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire, Pusher, REV CREATIVE, Richard Coyle, RYSK, Safe House, Saw, Seven Psychopaths, Shoolery Design, Silent Hill, Silent Hill: Revelation, Sinister, Smashed, Snatch., Tai Chi 0, Taken, Taken 2, The Bank Job, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The House I Live In, The Lord of the Rings, The Paperboy, The Two Towers, Tim Burton, Tom Hanks, Tyler Perry, V/H/S, WORKS ADV, Zac Efron
Posted by Jared Mobarak on August 30, 2012 · 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 10 Years, Bachelorette, BLT Communications LLC, Bradley Cooper, Brick, Bridesmaids, Bruce Willis, Case 39, Clint Eastwood, Cold Open, Crazy Stupid Love, Daniel Keane, David Ayer, Dredd, Dustin Stanton, Eclipse, Elizabeth Olsen, Emma Watson, End of Watch, Ezra Miller, Finding Nemo, Glen Matthews, Happythankyoumoreplease, Hello I Must Be Going, Henry Cavill, Hotel Transylvania, House at the End of the Street, Igby Goes Down, Ignition Print, Indiana Jones, Indika Entertainment Advertising, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Radnor, Judge Dredd, Karl Urban, kjm, Liam Neeson, Liberal Arts, Logan Lerman, Looper, Mark Raats, Michael Peña, Milla Jovovich, Moneyball, Nicolas Cage, P+A, Petrol, PLANETFAB, Prom, Punisher: War Zone, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Renée Zellweger, Resident Evil: Retribution, Rian Johnson, Richard Amsel, Seeking Justice, Sigourney Weaver, Stolen, Sylvester Stallone, Taken, The Arterie, The Cimarron Group, The Cold Light of Day, The Hangover, The Made Shop, The Master, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, The Raid: Redemption, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, The Words, Thor, Training Day, Trouble with the Curve, WORKS ADV, You Can Count On Me, Zachary Johnson, Zoë Saldana
Posted by Jared Mobarak on August 25, 2011 · Leave a Comment
“In this world, smart girls always get what they want” When it comes to an action flick scribed by the prolific Luc Besson, one shouldn’t be surprised to see a badass heroine using a toothbrush and towel as her weapons of choice during a fight. This is the type of hyper-real, action packed, quick-cut orchestra […]
Category action/adventure, film reviews · Tags Amandla Stenberg, Beto Benites, Callum Blue, Cliff Curtis, Colombiana, Jordi Mollà, Lennie James, Louis Leterrier, Luc Besson, Michael Vartan, Olivier Megaton, Pierre Morel, Taken, The Incredible Hulk, The Transporter, Zoë Saldana
Posted by Jared Mobarak on September 11, 2010 · Leave a Comment
“Just because she didn’t scream doesn’t mean it wasn’t rape” While writing my 2010 Toronto International Film Festival preview, I scoured the internet for poster images of the films I was to see. When it came to David Schwimmer’s sophomore effort Trust, all I discovered was a promo poster featuring a large, determined, floating head […]
Category drama, film features, film festival, film reviews, toronto international film festival · Tags Andy Bellin, Catherine Keener, Chris Henry Coffey, Clive Owen, David Schwimmer, Liana Liberato, Noah Emmerich, Robert Festinger, Taken, TIFF, Toronto International Film Festival, Trust, Viola Davis
Posted by Jared Mobarak on January 30, 2009 · Leave a Comment
“Good luck” Mr. Pierre Morel, you have picked an express train to latch on to—good for you. Something about Luc Besson just works every single time. I’m sad that his declaration of being finished with the director’s chair may be true, however, his scripts are mounting and churning out entertaining action flicks. If you can […]
Category action/adventure, film reviews, suspense/thriller · Tags Brad Pitt, Danny the Dog, District B13, Famke Janssen, Leland Orser, Liam Neeson, Louis Leterrier, Luc Besson, Maggie Grace, Olivier Rabourdin, Paul Thomas Anderson, Pierre Morel, Taken, The Bourne Supremacy, The Incredible Hulk, Tony Scott, Transporter, Xander Berkeley
Posted by Jared Mobarak on January 24, 2009 · Leave a Comment
This list is accurate as of post-date. So many films and not enough time to see them all, the potential for future change is inevitable, but as of today here are the best … I don’t know what precipitated 2008 being the year of the World War II movie, but of the 100+ releases I […]
Category essays, top 10 films · Tags Adam Resurrected, Appaloosa, Brick, Catinca Untaru, Changeling, Che, Christopher Nolan, Coraline, Danny Boyle, Darren Aronofsky, David Gordon Green, Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father, Forrest Gump, Frozen River, Funny People, Garth Jennings, Gus Van Sant, Happy-Go-Lucky, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Heath Ledger, I'm a Cyborg, Jenny Lumet, Jonathan Demme, Kar Wai Wong, Kate Winslet, Låt den rätte komma in, Lee Pace, Let the Right One In, Michael Shannon, Mickey Rourke, Milk, My Blueberry Nights, My Winnipeg, Norah Jones, Pineapple Express, Rachel Getting Married, Revolutionary Road, Rian Johnson, Saibogujiman kwenchana, Sam Mendes, Sean Penn, Seven Pounds, Slumdog Millionaire, Snow Angels, Son of Rambow, Star Trek, Stop-Loss, Surveillance, Synecdoche New York, Taken, Tarsem Singh, Terminator Salvation, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, The Brothers Bloom, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Dark Knight, The Fall, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, The Informers, The Reader, The Wrestler, Todd Field, Towelhead, Transsiberian, Tropic Thunder, Up, Waltz with Bashir, Watchmen, Will Smith
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