Jared Mobarak

[Review] Southpaw

The origins of Southpaw are interesting because it was born from screenwriter Kurt Sutter's want to collaborate with Eminem. Now try to picture Marshall Mathers...

[Fantasia Review] Observance

You know you've seen something special when your only thought upon completion is whether to watch again or scour the internet for possible interpretations. This...

[Fantasia Review] Crimson Whale

A product of the Korean Academy of Film Arts' Advanced Program, writer/director Park Hye-mi's Crimson Whale is a fascinating little sci-fi adventure. The hand-d...

[Fantasia Review] Ludo

Called the national game of India by some, Pacisi has evolved throughout the centuries into multiple iterations. One of the most popular versions patented in En...

[Review] Lila & Eve

A movie isn't necessarily ruined because its so-called twist is easily deciphered, especially when the reveal is less for shock value than depicting the psychol...

Posterized July 2015: ‘Southpaw,’ ‘Magic Mike XXL,’ ‘Tangerine,’ and More

“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 seats. Oftentimes they fail miserably....

[Review] Stray Dog

Five years after writer/director Debra Granik's sophomore effort Winter's Bone earned four Oscars nominations including Best Picture, she returns to the big scr...

[Review] Terminator Genisys

Much of the success attributed to Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles stems from it using its time travel-centric mythology to erase the franchise's failure...

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.