REVIEW: Immortals [2011]
Posted by Jared Mobarak on November 12, 2011 · 1 Comment
“Witness hell!” With the most recent forays into mythology coming in the form of a boring Troy and misguided Clash of the Titans, seeing the name Tarsem Singh attached to Immortals brought a smile to my face. Originally titled Dawn of War and War of the Gods before settling on its current name, the director […]
REVIEW: The Cell [2000]
Posted by Jared Mobarak on March 6, 2010 · Leave a Comment
“Where do you come from?” After being enraptured by its trailer and what looked to be some nightmarishly stunning visuals, it has taken me ten years to finally see Tarsem Singh’s The Cell. Every time I had the desire to rent it, the words of so many around me saying not to waste the effort […]
The Most Anticipated Films of 2010
Posted by Jared Mobarak on January 7, 2010 · 2 Comments
2010 looks to be a very intriguing year for the film world. A lot of big name directors are coming in with new work, hopefully continuing on their winning ways, while others are returning to perhaps erase some recent blunders and get back on track. There are two true sequels on the list, four depending […]
Category essays, top 10 films, top 10 lists · Tags Aaron Sorkin, Across the Universe, Adventureland, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Alice in Wonderland, Ben Stiller, Biutiful, Black Swan, Brad Pitt, Bradley Cooper, Brian Grazer, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Christopher Nolan, Clash of the Titans, Cop Out, Darren Aronofsky, David Fincher, Don Cheadle, Edgar Wright, Fantastic Four, Greenberg, Greg Mottola, Guillermo Arriaga, Harry Potter, Inception, Iron Man, Iron Man 2, Javier Bardem, Jesse Eisenberg, Joe Carnahan, Jon Favreau, Julie Taymor, Justin Timberlake, Kevin Smith, Kick-Ass, Lady in the Water, Lewis Carroll, Liam Neeson, M. Night Shyamalan, Martin Scorsese, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Matthew Vaughn, Michael Cera, Michel Gondry, Mickey Rourke, Mila Kunis, Mr. T, Natalie Portman, Nick Frost, Nicolas Cage, Noah Baumbach, Paul, Planet of the Apes, Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson, Robert Downey Jr., Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Sean Penn, Seth Rogen, Sharlto Copley, Shutter Island, Simon Pegg, Stardust, Tarsem Singh, Terrence Howard, Terrence Malick, The A-Team, The Dark Knight, The Fall, The Green Hornet, The Happening, The Last Airbender, The Social Network, The Tempest, The Tree of Life, The Village, Tim Burton, Titus, Toy Story 3, TRON: Legacy, Vincent Cassel, War of Gods, William Shakespeare, X-Men: The Last Stand
Top 50 Films of the Decade (2000–2009)
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
The 2009 Oscars … ‘nuff said
Posted by Jared Mobarak on February 23, 2009 · Leave a Comment
The 2009 Academy Awards have closed out the 2008 award season once and for all. And in an inspired move, actually ushered in the new year of movies by ending the show with a montage of 2009 releases. It was a departure somewhat from previous years as it appeared the Academy wanted to try some […]
Category essays, oscars · Tags A.R. Rahman, Academy Awards, Alan Arkin, Anne Hathaway, Barbara Walters, Ben Stiller, Danny Boyle, David Letterman, Dev Patel, Freida Pinto, Golden Globes, Goldie Hawn, Heath Ledger, Hugh Jackman, Independent Spirit Awards, Jack Black, Joaquin Phoenix, Kate Winslet, Kunio Katô, Marisa Tomei, Mickey Rourke, Oscars, Penélope Cruz, Peter Gabriel, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Revolutionary Road, Ricky Gervais, Robert Pattinson, Sean Penn, Seymour Philip Hoffman, Shallow Grave, Slumdog Millionaire, Sophia Loren, The Beach, The Cable Guy, The Fall, The Reader, Tropic Thunder, Volver, WALL•E, Will Smith
Top 25 Films of 2008
Posted by Jared Mobarak on January 25, 2009 · Leave a Comment
(short and sweet and to the point; culled from watching 129 releases. constantly updated as i catch up to those i missed. click poster for review if applicable) #25: Entre les murs[The Class] directed by Laurent Cantet #24: JCVD directed byMabrouk El Mechri #23: Boy A directed by John Crowley. #22: Cloverfield directed by Matt […]
Category top 10 films by year, top 10 lists · Tags Boy A, Charlie Kaufman, Christopher Nolan, Cloverfield, Courtney Hunt, Danny Boyle, Darren Aronofsky, David Fincher, David Gordon Green, Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father, Doubt, Entre les murs, Gabriele Muccino, Garth Jennings, Gus Van Sant, I've Loved You So Long, Il y a longtemps que je t'aime, JCVD, John Crowley, John Patrick Shanley, Jonathan Demme, Kar Wai Wong, Kurt Kuenne, Låt den rätte komma in, Laurent Cantet, Let the Right One In, Los cronocrímenes, Mabrouk El Mechri, Martin Koolhoven, Matt Reeves, Milk, My Blueberry Nights, Nacho Vigalondo, Oorlogswinter, Philippe Claudel, Rachel Getting Married, Revolutionary Road, Rian Johnson, Sam Mendes, Seven Pounds, Slumdog Millionaire, Snow Angels, Son of Rambow, Synecdoche New York, Tarsem Singh, The Brothers Bloom, The Class, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Dark Knight, The Fall, The Wrestler, Timecrimes, Tomas Alfredson, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Winter in Wartime, Woody Allen
Top Ten Films of 2008: The Year of World War II
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
REVIEW: The Fall [2008]
Posted by Jared Mobarak on June 14, 2008 · 4 Comments
“Googly, googly, go away” The first true masterpiece of 2008 has arrived just as we cross the mid-point of the year. Yes, the film did see its first release in 2006, however, after traveling through festivals, Tarsem Singh’s first feature in over six years debuts stateside to local theatres. The trailer alone shows how spectacular […]
Category drama, fantasy, film reviews · Tags Catinca Untaru, Lee Pace, Pushing Daisies, Tarsem Singh, The Cell, The Fall, The Wizard of Oz
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