Jared Mobarak

[Review] Eddie the Sleepwalking Cannibal

The horror genre has become pretty crowded the last few years with way too many remakes and sequels that never live up to the originality of vision or socio-pol...

[Review] The World Before Her

If Nisha Pahuja's documentary The World Before Her is correct, India is at a very important crossroads in its history. Half the country is steeped in orthodox H...

[Review] I Give It a Year

Clumsy and cute -- that’s my concise review of regular Sacha Baron Cohen collaborator Dan Mazer’s directorial debut I Give It a Year. It’s actually a perfect em...

[Review] 2 Guns

What do you get when you throw forty-three million dollars at an unsuspecting bank-robbing duo comprised of a DEA agent and a Naval Intelligence Officer, both b...

[Review] Breakup at a Wedding

Weddings are universally known as great fodder to run the gamut of human emotions and eccentricities. Between the idea of monogamy, the compiling of assets, and...

[Review] The Time Being

The life of an artist is often pigeonholed into some lofty, depression-laden existence built upon selfish ambitions and creative genius leaving no room for anyt...

[Review] Blackfish

After hearing about the death of top Orca trainer Dawn Brancheau on February 24, 2010, writer/director Gabriela Cowperthwaite became intrigued by the SeaWorld p...

[Review] Nicky’s Family

The title of Emmy Award winning team Matej Minac and Patrik Pass’ new documentary is probably its most telling attribute. Where many would have jumped at the ch...

[Review] Red 2

For DC Comics imprint Homage’s Red, screenwriters Jon and Erich Hoeber turned Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner’s original work into a surprise box office hit with ...

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.