Jared Mobarak

[Fantasia Review] Ava’s Possessions

When the industry is inundated with supernatural horror redundancies like it has for the past two decades, work like Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg's Shaun of the ...

[Review] Vacation

I smelled trouble as soon as Ed Helms was cast in Vacation as the now father-of-two Rusty Griswold. While the perfect surrogate for Chevy Chase's bumbling Clark...

[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...

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.