Jared Mobarak

[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...

[Review] Beneath the Harvest Sky

A movie doesn't always have to be one hundred percent unique to prove effective if those involved propel it above cliché through authenticity. Writer/directors ...

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.