Jared Mobarak

[Review] Jurassic World

As all good sequels must learn, the key to success is delivering on the promise set forth by the original while also providing something fresh and improved. Jus...

Posterized June 2015: ‘The Tribe,’ ‘Eden,’ Felt,’ 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] Entourage

I was a big fan of Entourage, loving the first four seasons and remaining entertained until the end. The fact Doug Ellin received backing for eight seasons is a...

[Review] San Andreas

Can you call a movie a disaster flick without the President of the United States declaring a state of emergency? While I ask in jest, we do expect such a soberi...

Director Alex Winter Talks ‘Deep Web,’ the Democratization of Culture, ‘Bill & Ted 3,’ and More

While you may know him as Bill S. Preston, ESQ, Alex Winter the actor has effortlessly become Alex Winter the director. Hot on the heels of his successful Napster documentary Downloaded comes Deep Web: a look behind the curtain at the 96% of the internet we don't see. But while the film began as an overview of this expansive world freely accessible by Tor—for good (journalistic anonymity) and bad (illegal drug trade)—something happened during production that blew the doors wide open....

[Review] Barely Lethal

Much like director Kyle Newman's first theatrical release Fanboys, his sophomore effort Barely Lethal is built for a niche audience with minimal wiggle room to ...

[Review] Mad Max: Fury Road

It's not often delays, financial dissolutions, and waning interest make a film better, but I don't want to know what Mad Max: Fury Road might have been without ...

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.