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Review: Blue Jasmine [2013]

August 23rd, 2013 by Jared Mobarak

“When I did what I did I regretted it” A film dealing with issues of causality, Woody Allen‘s Blue Jasmine provides much more than surface appearances. Rather than simply be a character study… more »

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“The hippo wanted a friend” It shouldn’t surprise anyone that a guy like writer/director Neill Blomkampwould find his sophomore effort lacking in intelligently original storytelling despite an infusion… more »

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Review: We're the Millers [2013]

August 9th, 2013 by Jared Mobarak

“That’s my credo, ‘No Ragrets’” An R-rated comedy shouldn’t possess a PG-rated heart. This is We’re the Millers’ main problem in my mind because while the profanity-laced adventure… more »

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Review: 2 Guns [2013]

August 2nd, 2013 by Jared Mobarak

“I did wink at him because he’s my bitch now” 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 believing… more »

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Review: Fruitvale Station [2013]

August 2nd, 2013 by Jared Mobarak

“Undefeated! 100-0.” If even half of what first time writer/director Ryan Coogler depicts happened on Oscar Grant III’s (Michael B. Jordan) last day is true, you better not be leaving the theatre without… more »

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Review: The Wolverine [2013]

July 30th, 2013 by Jared Mobarak

“Everything has a meaning” To think, just a few short years ago The Wolverine held infinite promise. Fox brought in Christopher McQuarrie to rekindle his X-Men involvement after uncredited work on pal Bryan Singer’s… more »

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REVIEW: Man of Steel

June 18th, 2013 by Jared Mobarak

"It wouldn't be much of a surrender if I resisted" After Bryan Singer’s misguided attempt to stay true to original cinematic canon by having Superman Returns follow Richard Donner’s twoChristopher Reeve starrers… more »

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REVIEW: The Bourne Legacy [2012]

August 14th, 2012 by Jared Mobarak

“We are morally indefensible and absolutely necessary” There was bound to be fallout after Jason Bourne ran amok avenging his girlfriend’s death and shutting down the government agencies that turned him into… more »

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REVIEW: Snow White and the Huntsman

June 5th, 2012 by Jared Mobarak

What happens when a fairy tale depicting an innocent princess saved by a litany of characters on her way to the crown turns into an epic battle with heroine in full armor storming the castle herself? Well, we discover just how… more »

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REVIEW: Wrath of the Titans [2012]

April 4th, 2012 by Jared Mobarak

“I will never leave my son” There’s nothing like a little patricide to bring two estranged brothers like Zeus (Liam Neeson) and Hades (Ralph Fiennestogether again. It’s what teamed them up to imprison… more »

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REVIEW: Chronicle [2012]

March 1st, 2012 by Jared Mobarak

"What does seriously mean?" It’s not an easy feat to take prevalent Hollywood tropes and make them fresh, unique, and exciting, but director Josh Trank and screenwriter Max Landis—son of John—somehow… more »

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REVIEW: Journey 2: The Mysterious Island

February 11th, 2012 by Jared Mobarak

“They will not stop until you feed them” After making a boatload of money—that’s the equivalent to one hundred millions dollars if you didn’t know—Journey to the Center of the Earth was… more »

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REVIEW: Man on a Ledge [2012]

January 25th, 2012 by Jared Mobarak

“I can see his leg shaking from here” I’ll give TV movie scribe Pablo F. Fenjves light applause for hooking me during the first two thirds, but the real kudos go to documentarian Asger Leth and… more »

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REVIEW: Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

January 9th, 2012 by Jared Mobarak

“Careful what you fish for” I am and probably always will be a Guy Ritchie apologist. I blamed Madonna for Swept Away and even bought a Region 2 DVD of Revolver in case it never… more »

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REVIEW: Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

December 27th, 2011 by Jared Mobarak

“And I’ll catch you” I remember so much talk about whether or not Tom Cruise was being forced out of the Mission: Impossible series and how Jeremy Renner was cast to either replace… more »

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REVIEW: Margin Call [2011]

December 20th, 2011 by Jared Mobarak

"It's a long way down" When most people think about Wall Street movies they usually conjure images of the financial center’s eponymous Oliver Stone flick or something like Boiler Room showing the fast life and high rewards… more »

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REVIEW: New Year's Eve [2011]

December 8th, 2011 by Jared Mobarak

“Did he just snap me in a maternity ward?” So many questions I never knew I had were answered last night during a packed house screening of New Year’s Eve. A spiritual sequel to last year’s Valentine’s… more »

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REVIEW: Hugo [2011]

November 27th, 2011 by Jared Mobarak

“Where are your designated adults?” When Hugo was announced as Martin Scorsese’s next film, little was mentioned about Brian Selznick’s Caldecott Medal-winning source material, The… more »

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REVIEW: Immortals [2011]

November 14th, 2011 by Jared Mobarak

“Witness hell!” With the most recent forays into mythology coming in the form of a boring Troy and misguided Clash of the Titans, seeing the nameTarsem Singh attached to Immortals brought… more »

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REVIEW: Happy Feet Two [2011]

November 13th, 2011 by Jared Mobarak

“Sometimes you have to back up to go forward” It’s no secret to anyone who knows me that I loathed Happy Feet. As a concept the film seemed quite solid—cute penguins dancing, a modern soundtrack to… more »

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REVIEW: Tower Heist [2011]

November 8th, 2011 by Jared Mobarak

“It seems like there’s a gauntlet of lesbians” Josh Kovacs takes care of his own—it’s his job as the manager of a luxury apartment complex in the heart of New York City. With company policy refusing… more »

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REVIEW: Puss in Boots [2011]

October 26th, 2011 by Jared Mobarak

“We don’t have any baby muffins” Before Shrek left his swamp to spawn a four-feature franchise I sadly had no real interest in continuing past the original, a Latino kitty cat roamed the lands of Far… more »

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REVIEW: Footloose [2011]

October 20th, 2011 by Jared Mobarak

“We cannot be missing from our children’s lives” Whether it takes place in 1984 or 2011, the Footloose’s premise will never be plausible. No matter how small the place, I can’t wrap my head… more »

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REVIEW: 50/50 [2011]

October 9th, 2011 by Jared Mobarak

“That’s your Make-A-Wish? To drive?” Cancer can be funny. How people with life threatening diseases can deal with the constant drone of, “You’re going to be fine” or “You’ll… more »

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REVIEW: Drive [2011]

September 23rd, 2011 by Jared Mobarak

“There are no good sharks?” Part-time stuntman, part-time mechanic, part-time wheelman, and full-time brood—this is Ryan Gosling‘s Driver. He’s a man of few words with determination stamped… more »

Review: Blue Jasmine [2013]

Review: Elysium [2013]

Review: We're the Millers [2013]

Review: 2 Guns [2013]

Review: Fruitvale Station [2013]

Review: The Wolverine [2013]

REVIEW: Man of Steel

REVIEW: The Bourne Legacy [2012]

REVIEW: Snow White and the Huntsman

REVIEW: Wrath of the Titans [2012]

REVIEW: Chronicle [2012]

REVIEW: Journey 2: The Mysterious Island

REVIEW: Man on a Ledge [2012]

REVIEW: Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

REVIEW: Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

REVIEW: Margin Call [2011]

REVIEW: New Year's Eve [2011]

REVIEW: Hugo [2011]

REVIEW: Immortals [2011]

REVIEW: Happy Feet Two [2011]

REVIEW: Tower Heist [2011]

REVIEW: Puss in Boots [2011]

REVIEW: Footloose [2011]

REVIEW: 50/50 [2011]

REVIEW: Drive [2011]

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