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Review: The Fate Of The Furious (2017)

April 14th, 2017 by Jared Mobarak

“That’s a lot of ice cream and Tay Tay concerts” A new era in The Fast and the Furious lore has begun almost four years after original co-star Paul Walker passed away doing exactly what his character Brian O’Conner… more »

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Review: Personal Shopper (2016)

April 7th, 2017 by Jared Mobarak

“I just need to see it to the end, that’s all” At the heart of Olivier Assayas‘ Personal Shopper is an idea of fear. This isn’t surprising considering it’s a genre ghost story, but its target… more »

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Review: Life (2017)

March 31st, 2017 by Jared Mobarak

“Its curiosity outweighs its fear” Calling Daniel Espinosa‘s Life an Alien retread is the easy thing to do. Both are tensely claustrophobic science fiction films with a violent extraterrestrial that’s… more »

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Review: CHIPS (2017)

March 24th, 2017 by Jared Mobarak

“Shoulda cuddled, bro” I’ve never watched an episode of “CHiPs” so I don’t care whether or not the original Jon Baker (Larry Wilcox) and Francis Poncherello (Erik Estrada) pulled their guns… more »

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Review: My Life As A Zucchini (2016)

March 17th, 2017 by Jared Mobarak

"Well, I think I killed my mum” You have to respect a story targeted towards children that is allowed to possess pathos. Take Gilles Paris‘ 2002 novel Autobiographie d’une courgette for example—a 228-page… more »

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Review: Kong: Skull Island (2017)

March 10th, 2017 by Jared Mobarak

“Eating’s for the living” It’s amazing how a film’s success can create a tidal wave, but that’s exactly what Gareth Edwards‘ Godzilla did in 2014. We’re talking critical acclaim,… more »

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Review: Logan (2017)

March 5th, 2017 by Jared Mobarak

“Does she remind you of anybody?” Calling any X-Men adaptation a gamble seems stupid considering the mass appeal comic book movies still hold at the box office. But Hollywood has a way of making those sentiments be… more »

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Review: The Salesman (2016)

February 25th, 2017 by Jared Mobarak

“For once it looks like we’re in luck” There’s this notion that tragedy won’t happen to us. It’s for people who don’t live their lives correctly—some karmic retribution paying for… more »

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Picking Winners At The 89th Annual Academy Awards

February 23rd, 2017 by Jared Mobarak

The 89th Annual Academy Awards hits airwaves Sunday, February 26th, 2017 at 8:30pm on ABC. Buffalonians can watch it from the comfort of their home or take a trip down to these local destinations: • The Screening Room, The… more »

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Review: XX (2017)

February 18th, 2017 by Jared Mobarak

“Well I have to eat. Don’t I?” The concept is simple: task four female directors to create and film four unrelated shorts in the horror vein—with female-led casts—to be combined into a single compilation… more »

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Review: The LEGO Batman Movie (2017)

February 11th, 2017 by Jared Mobarak

“‘Puter, overcompensate” It was always going to be an uphill battle. The success of The LEGO Movie was so surprising and legitimate that a sequel was going to have to work five times harder to match it. So maybe… more »

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Review: The Space Between Us (2017)

February 4th, 2017 by Jared Mobarak

“Just add water” It’s difficult not to think about The Martian when it comes to the new film The Space Between Us. Both center around a human stranded on Mars—albeit in drastically different circumstances—and… more »

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Review: The Autopsy Of Jane Doe (2016)

January 28th, 2017 by Jared Mobarak

“It looks like they were trying to break out” There’s no sign of forced entry. Two bodies are brutally murdered upstairs and a naked woman without a skin blemish is discovered half-buried in the basement. Sheriff… more »

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Review: Split (2017)

January 20th, 2017 by Jared Mobarak

“In the sun we find our purpose” It doesn’t get better than The Village where M. Night Shyamalan is concerned. That film was a perfect confluence of his screenwriting and directing capabilities, a tale of love… more »

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Review: Live By Night (2016)

January 14th, 2017 by Jared Mobarak

“We don’t get to pick our sins” A scene happens early on in Live by Night where Deputy Police Captain Thomas Coughlin (Brendan Gleeson) tells his criminal son Joe (Ben Affleck) that our actions always add up… more »

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Film Review: Manchester By the Sea

January 11th, 2017 by Trudy Cusella

Extraordinary is not a word I use often, but I use it now to describe the film, Manchester By The Sea. When a producer sets out to make a movie from this kind of material, he/she had better create an extraordinary film. Manchester… more »

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Review: Hidden Figures (2016)

January 6th, 2017 by Jared Mobarak

“I’m sorry. I’m … not the custodian.” This is the film that math teachers throughout the nation have needed as an answer to each year’s smart aleck questioning, “When are we ever going… more »

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Review: Passengers (2016)

January 2nd, 2017 by Jared Mobarak

“Excellent choice” **Spoilers included** You’re traveling on a spaceship towards a distant planet in hopes of restarting your life anew with endless possibilities. The journey takes 120 years, your body in stasis… more »

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Review: Fences (2016)

December 23rd, 2016 by Jared Mobarak

“A fastball on the outside corner” Apparently, many people have been docking points from Denzel Washington‘s latest directorial effort Fences, calling it “too theatrical.” Well, that’s… more »

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Review: Collateral Beauty (2016)

December 16th, 2016 by Jared Mobarak

“If only we could be strangers again.” There’s a moment in the trailer for Collateral Beauty when Helen Mirren‘s character “Death” is talking to someone who we cannot quite see but who… more »

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Review: Nocturnal Animals

December 9th, 2016 by Jared Mobarak

“Sometimes it’s not good to change things so much” One movie stood out in 2009: fashion designer Tom Ford‘s unlikely directorial debut A Single Man. It had style to spare and amazing performances (Colin… more »

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Review: Moana (2016)

December 1st, 2016 by Jared Mobarak

“Beat the drum” It’s tough to give two white guys the benefit of the doubt when it comes to spearheading a blockbuster feature-length animated film about Ancient Polynesian mythology, but you cannot deny that… more »

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Review: Allied (2016)

November 30th, 2016 by Jared Mobarak

“Look for the hummingbird” Sometimes that story you’ve had bouncing around your head needs time to gestate and your career the opportunity to blossom before it can be released upon the world. For Steven Knight… more »

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Review: Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them (2016)

November 18th, 2016 by Jared Mobarak

“Worrying means you suffer twice” After seven books, eight movies, and a play, the Harry Potter universe has become an expansive property no one wants to see die. Pottermore kept the fandom alive online with exclusive… more »

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Review: Miss Hokusai (2015)

November 12th, 2016 by Jared Mobarak

“That nutty old man is my father” Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai‘s “Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji” series is one of my favorite works of art with “The Great Wave off Kanagawa” being… more »

Review: The Fate Of The Furious (2017)

Review: Personal Shopper (2016)

Review: Life (2017)

Review: CHIPS (2017)

Review: My Life As A Zucchini (2016)

Review: Kong: Skull Island (2017)

Review: Logan (2017)

Review: The Salesman (2016)

Picking Winners At The 89th Annual Academy Awards

Review: XX (2017)

Review: The LEGO Batman Movie (2017)

Review: The Space Between Us (2017)

Review: The Autopsy Of Jane Doe (2016)

Review: Split (2017)

Review: Live By Night (2016)

Film Review: Manchester By the Sea

Review: Hidden Figures (2016)

Review: Passengers (2016)

Review: Fences (2016)

Review: Collateral Beauty (2016)

Review: Nocturnal Animals

Review: Moana (2016)

Review: Allied (2016)

Review: Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them (2016)

Review: Miss Hokusai (2015)

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