Posted by Jared Mobarak on February 3, 2015 · Leave a Comment
“The problem with astrology … total bullshit” Sometimes filmgoers simply want to be entertained and often don’t mind when the means of that fun skews towards the headier side of things—no matter how implausible, campy, or convenient that direction proves. Jupiter Ascending isn’t trying to sell itself as some grand magnum opus that cures cancer; […]
Category action/adventure, fantasy, film reviews · Tags Andy Wachowski, Channing Tatum, Cinderella, Cloud Atlas, David Ajala, Doona Bae, Douglas Booth, Eddie Redmayne, Guardians of the Galaxy, John Carter, Jupiter Ascending, Lana Wachowski, Mila Kunis, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Sean Bean, Soylent Green, Terry Gilliam, The Expendables, The Riot Club, The Wizard of Oz, Tuppence Middleton
Posted by Jared Mobarak on November 16, 2014 · Leave a Comment
“I belong here” And here I naively thought the dinner sequence from The Riot Club would end up proving my favorite scene of the year despite the film itself leaving a lot to be desired. It just goes to show that you can never be sure until every prospective entry is counted because the final […]
Category drama, film reviews, musical/concert, z.slideshow · Tags Buddy Rich, Charlie Parker, Damien Chazelle, J.K. Simmons, Melissa Benoist, Miles Teller, The Riot Club, Whiplash
Posted by Jared Mobarak on September 17, 2014 · Leave a Comment
Friends and family think me crazy for driving up the QEW so I can sit in darkened theaters for around thirty of a total eighty-hours in Toronto, but I wouldn’t spend my early September days any other way. This is what the Toronto International Film Festival does—it makes you look sanity in the face, say no […]
Category entertainment, essays, film features, film festival, toronto international film festival · Tags Aaron Moorhead, Adam Sandler, Adult Beginners, Ansel Elgort, Bang Bang Baby, Before Sunrise, Chiara D'Anna, Clouds of Sils Maria, Coming Home, Corbo, Dan Gilroy, Ed Wood, Far From Men, Foxcatcher, Intouchables, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jane Fonda, Jane Levy, Jason Bateman, Jason Reitman, Justin Benson, Kaitlyn Dever, Kevin Smith, Kill Me Three Times, Kristen Wiig, Kriv Stenders, Lone Scherfig, Lou Taylor Pucci, Max Irons, Men Women & Children, Method Man, Nadia Hilker, Nick Kroll, Nightcrawler, Olivier Assayas, Peter Strickland, Pride, Sam Claflin, Samba, Shira Piven, Simon Pegg, Spring, St. Vincent, The Cobbler, The Duke of Burgundy, The Equalizer, The Imitation Game, The Judge, The Riot Club, The Wanted 18, This is Where I Leave You, Thomas McCarthy, TIFF, Tina Fey, Toronto International Film Festival, Tusk, Viggo Mortensen, Welcome to Me, Whiplash, Yimou Zhang
Posted by Jared Mobarak on September 13, 2014 · Leave a Comment
“People like us don’t make mistakes” I’ll bet Laura Wade’s 2010 play Posh is something special to see on stage. A fictionalized take on Oxford University’s exclusive Bullingdon Club—sons of wealthy Brits who attended the best boarding/prep schools before following in their patriarchy’s footsteps to enjoy vandalizing college rooms as an initiation ploy and restaurants […]
Category drama, film features, film festival, film reviews, suspense/thriller, toronto international film festival · Tags Ben Schnetzer, Douglas Booth, Gosford Park, Holliday Grainger, Jack Farthing, Jessica Brown Findlay, Laura Wade, Lone Scherfig, Max Irons, Michael Jibson, Natalie Dormer, Posh, Sam Claflin, Sam Reid, The Riot Club, TIFF, Toronto International Film Festival
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