Jared Mobarak

[NYAFF Review] Soul

Described in equal measure as a slasher horror and psychological meditation on the soul—whether from demonic possession, reincarnation, or both—Taiwan's entry f...

[Review] Tammy

I like Melissa McCarthy and her trademarked hard-edged, scumbag persona in films. She's often the best part of things that don't work (Identity Thief) and those...

[Review] Nothing Bad Can Happen

I don't believe it's a coincidence that the words "Inspired by true events" only appear onscreen at the end of Nothing Bad Can Happen. The move might be specifi...

[Review] Coherence

If you've ever dabbled in theoretical physics--or watched The Big Bang Theory--you've probably heard of Schrödinger's Cat. The cat that's simultaneously dead an...

[Review] Hellion

One of the first real stunners of the year has arrived with Kat Candler's heart-wrenching drama Hellion. Much like last year's Short Term 12, this is a feature-...

[Review] Blended

When an overused gag showed up for the third of about five times during Blended's runtime, the twenty-something college dude chowing down on his mall food court...

[Review] Don Peyote

No one can say I didn't do my due diligence, but I simply can't wrap my head around Dan Fogler and Michael Canzoniero's stoner-tinted, loose modernization of Do...

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.