Posted by Jared Mobarak on September 28, 2017 · Leave a Comment
“Libbers not lobbers” Between the title and trailer, I assumed Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris‘ Battle of the Sexes would focus strictly on the circus surrounding the event itself. It’s not like there isn’t enough content to make that happen between the political, social, and athletic motivations behind the media frenzy. But screenwriter Simon Beaufoy […]
Category biography, comedy, film reviews, sports · Tags Alan Cumming, Andrea Riseborough, Austin Stowell, Battle of the Sexes, Bill Pullman, Bob Stephenson, Chris Parnell, Elisabeth Shue, Emma Stone, Fred Armisen, Jamey Sheridan, Jessica McNamee, John C. McGinley, Jonathan Dayton, Mark Harelik, Martha MacIsaac, Mickey Sumner, Natalie Morales, Sarah Silverman, Simon Beaufoy, Steve Carell, Valerie Faris, Wallace Langham
Posted by Jared Mobarak on December 10, 2012 · Leave a Comment
“I will never write about her again” The debut screenplay from actress Zoe Kazan includes moments ringing absolutely true and others completely false. I can’t stop thinking about Harry Weir-Fields (Chris Messina) giving his brother Calvin (Paul Dano)—the film’s lead—notes on his new, very rough manuscript. Asking without a shred of patronization who the target […]
Category drama, film reviews · Tags Annette Bening, Antonio Banderas, Charlie Kaufman, Chris Messina, Elliott Gould, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Jonathan Dayton, Michel Gondry, Paul Dano, Ruby Sparks, Valerie Faris, Weird Science, Zoe Kazan
Posted by Jared Mobarak on January 25, 2007 · Leave a Comment
(short and sweet and to the point; culled from watching 88 releases. constantly updated as i catch up to those i missed. click poster for review if applicable) #25: Déjà Vu directed by Tony Scott. #24: Lady in the Water directed byM. Night Shyamalan #23: Casino Royale directed by Martin Campbell. #22: Stranger Than Fiction […]
Category top 10 films by year, top 10 lists · Tags A Scanner Darkly, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Alfonso Cuarón, Babel, Bobby, Brick, Casino Royale, Children of Men, Christopher Nolan, Clerks II, Darren Aronofsky, David Lynch, Déjà Vu, El laberinto del fauno, Emilio Estevez, Guillermo del Toro, Half Nelson, Inland Empire, Joachim Trier, John Cameron Mitchell, John Hillcoat, Jonathan Dayton, Ken Loach, Kevin Macdonald, Kevin Smith, Lady in the Water, Little Children, Little Miss Sunshine, M. Night Shyamalan, Marc Forster, Martin Campbell, Michel Gondry, Pan's Labyrinth, Paul Greengrass, Reprise, Rian Johnson, Richard Linklater, Robert De Niro, Ryan Fleck, Shortbus, Stranger Than Fiction, The Fountain, The Good Shepherd, The Last King of Scotland, The Prestige, The Proposition, The Science of Sleep, The Wind That Shakes the Barley, Todd Field, Tony Scott, United 93, Valerie Faris
Posted by Jared Mobarak on August 20, 2006 · 2 Comments
“A little sweet sweetness” Keeping up with the recent buzz-worthy films coming out of Sundance the past couple years, Little Miss Sunshine is a gem of a movie. After loving crowd favorites Primer (2004) and Hustle and Flow (2005), I wasn’t quite sure if the hat trick would be made. Sunshine seemed to have the […]
Category comedy, film reviews · Tags Abigail Breslin, Alan Arkin, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, Daily Show, Dakota Fanning, Edward Scissorhands, Greg Kinnear, Hustle & Flow, I Heart Huckabees, Jonathan Dayton, Little Miss Sunshine, Paul Dano, Primer, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Smashing Pumpkins, Steve Carell, The Office, Thumbsucker, Toni Collette, Valerie Faris, Wes Anderson
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