Jared Mobarak

[Review] Pawn Sacrifice

I've always been fascinated by Bobby Fischer due to his vanishing rather than anything he accomplished at a chessboard. I've never been good at the game, yet I ...

[TIFF Review] Parisienne

Many deflect from it, but a writer/director's intent can change the viewer's outlook on his/her film. Danielle Arbid's fictional coming-of-age drama about a col...

[TIFF Review] Desierto

A tense thriller of survival set against a desolate landscape of quiet austerity until the deafening sound of our heroes' pursuer returns after a brief respite ...

[TIFF Review] The Program

When you think about what Lance Armstrong did to the sport of cycling—winning seven straight Tour de France titles before finally being revealed as a cheater—yo...

[TIFF Review] Colonia

It's amazing how many horrific acts mankind has initiated over the past century. With all the coups, wars, dictators, etc. it's impossible to find a country dev...

[TIFF Review] Closet Monster

Writer/director Stephen Dunn's feature debut Closet Monster cares little about convention to tell the story of Oscar Madly (Connor Jessup) growing up with a psy...

[TIFF Review] 3 Generations

I hate to be the guy to judge a book by its cover, but I admittedly did just that with Gaby Dellal's 3 Generations. It depicts the "unconventional" family of th...

[TIFF Review] Truth

There's a real issue with the media and how they have monetized news content over the past couple decades. Robert Redford has a great monologue as Dan Rather in...

Jared Mobarak

Jared Mobarak is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic for The Film Stage, Art Director for Buffalo, NY film series Cultivate Cinema Circle, and member of OFCS and GWNYFCA. You can follow his cinematic viewing habits at Letterboxd.