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Review: Hacksaw Ridge (2016)

November 4th, 2016 by Jared Mobarak

“Come back home to me” It took almost sixty years before Desmond Doss, the first conscientious objector to win the Medal of Honor, was cajoled from modesty to allow for a cinematic adaptation of his harrowing journey… more »

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Review: Certain Women (2016)

October 28th, 2016 by Jared Mobarak

“She’s my lawyer. I’ve got reason to kill her.” I didn’t love Wendy and Lucy, the only Kelly Reichardt film I had thus far seen. The slow pacing and stripped-bare plot allowed for Michelle Williams… more »

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Review: The Accountant (2016)

October 21st, 2016 by Jared Mobarak

“You deserve wow” This is one of those cases where a film might have benefited from a smaller budget. Where you wish Warner Bros.’s independent shingle didn’t shutter in 2008. It’s not like $44 million… more »

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En Man Som Heter Ove [A Man Called Ove]

October 20th, 2016 by Jared Mobarak

“Sometimes, however, honesty needs a little assistance” Despite being rated PG-13 due to a liberal use of the word “shit,” En man som heter Ove [A Man Called Ove] is still one of the most full-hearted… more »

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Review: The Girl On The Train (2016)

October 7th, 2016 by Jared Mobarak

“I’m not the girl I used to be” I like unreliable narrators because it’s fun to witness actions unfolding without knowing whether anything onscreen is real. The person could be a liar, schizophrenic, a… more »

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Review: Queen Of Katwe (2016)

October 4th, 2016 by Jared Mobarak

“This is a place for fighters” The story of Phiona Mutesi is perfectly tailored for a Disney-produced true-life inspirational sports drama. As a nine-year old girl living in the Katwe slum of Kampala, Uganda selling… more »

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Review: Storks (2016)

September 23rd, 2016 by Jared Mobarak

“We never stop” While a bunch of adults were definitely having a good time during Nicholas Stoller‘s Storks, I’m not sure about their children. It wasn’t restlessness, though. If anything they were… more »

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Review: Blair Witch (2016)

September 16th, 2016 by Jared Mobarak

“Lisa, I’m so sorry” It was only sixteen months after the release of The Blair Witch Project that Joe Berlinger‘s sequel Book of Shadows bowed in an attempt at striking while the iron was hot. The film… more »

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Review: For The Love Of Spock [2016]

September 9th, 2016 by Jared Mobarak

“He did” I’m not sure what the original plan for Adam Nimoy‘s documentary For the Love Of Spock was considering a full-length feature about the origins of a fictional character—no matter how beloved—is… more »

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Review: The Light Between Oceans [2016]

September 2nd, 2016 by Jared Mobarak

“There’s always something to fix” Writer/director Derek Cianfrance isn’t done with cinematic tapestries of emotion quite yet as The Light Between Oceans fits his still burgeoning oeuvre perfectly. Based… more »

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Review: Don't Think Twice [2016]

August 26th, 2016 by Jared Mobarak

“Your favorite bunch of weirdoes” The type of films that sting the most are the ones that are universal in emotion despite being niche in subject. So what if this tight-knit group of contemporaries championing each… more »

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Review: War Dogs [2016]

August 19th, 2016 by Jared Mobarak

“What would a bad man do?” Of course director Todd Phillips would gravitate towards a Rolling Stone article titled “The Stoner Arms Dealers.” If the man behind The Hangover trilogy was ever going to delve… more »

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Review: Pete's Dragon (2016)

August 12th, 2016 by Jared Mobarak

“Just because you don’t see anything doesn’t mean it’s not there” You have to give Disney credit for accomplishing the unthinkable this year by releasing remakes of archaic properties to rapturous… more »

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Review: Suicide Squad [2016]

August 5th, 2016 by Jared Mobarak

“Let’s just say I put him in a hole and threw away the hole” I feel for David Ayer. He seems super jazzed about his work on Suicide Squad with good reason and I’m ecstatic Warner Bros. chose him to… more »

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Review: Jason Bourne [2016]

July 29th, 2016 by Jared Mobarak

“And I heard you got hacked” In the nine years since Matt Damon last played amnesiac black ops assassin Jason Bourne, (eleven movie years considering the character exclaims he’s been running for three in The… more »

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Review: Hunt For The Wilderpeople [2016]

July 22nd, 2016 by Jared Mobarak

“Find water. Go to high ground. And don’t get naked.” A Māori boy and a Pākehā man go forth into the New Zealand bush. It sounds like the start to a joke. But while Taika Waititi‘s latest Hunt for the… more »

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Review: Ghostbusters [2016]

July 15th, 2016 by Jared Mobarak

“Ain’t no bitches gonna bust no ghosts” They lied. I walked out of Paul Feig‘s Ghostbusters reboot to find my childhood intact. Memories didn’t disappear as the run-time progressed with cooties-infested… more »

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Review: The Secret Life Of Pets [2016]

July 8th, 2016 by Jared Mobarak

“Liberated forever, domesticated never” Illumination Entertainment’s latest film The Secret Life of Pets has an amazing hook: what do our pets do while we’re gone? We could obviously pay Comcast Xfinity… more »

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Review: The Legend Of Tarzan [2016]

July 1st, 2016 by Jared Mobarak

“Look at his hands” The film wasn’t even over before an older woman sitting a row away loudly exclaimed, “I’m exhausted.” I chuckled to myself at the exasperation shown for what wasn’t… more »

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Review: Weiner [2016]

June 24th, 2016 by Jared Mobarak

“We don’t care about the personal garbage. We’re from the Bronx.” Here’s the rub on the whole Anthony Weiner scandal(s): Bill de Blasio’s approval rating just fell to 41% on May 24th. Would… more »

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Review: Dheepan [2015]

June 17th, 2016 by Jared Mobarak

“Be nice. That’s all.” It was a surprise when Palme d’Or winner Dheepan wasn’t chosen as France’s Oscar pick for the 2016 Academy Awards (interestingly enough the country selected Mustang,… more »

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Review: The Conjuring 2 [2016]

June 10th, 2016 by Jared Mobarak

“This is the closest to Hell I ever want to go” When a formula succeeds as well as that of James Wan‘s The Conjuring and its real life subjects have as extensive a Rolodex of haunting investigations as Ed and… more »

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Review: X-Men: Apocalypse [2016]

June 3rd, 2016 by Jared Mobarak

“And from the ashes of their world, we’ll build a better one” At a certain point Charles Xavier (James McAvoy) understands his pupils need more than just help controlling their powers in the X-Men universe.… more »

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Review: Alice Through The Looking Glass [2016]

May 27th, 2016 by Jared Mobarak

“Everyone parts with everything eventually, my dear” Now that the whole “should we reboot or create a sequel or just go ahead and do both at once” debacle is over thanks to Tim Burton‘s misguided… more »

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Review: The Nice Guys [2016]

May 20th, 2016 by Jared Mobarak

“You will never be happy :)” Even a huge Shane Black fan like myself won’t necessarily tell you his style has nuance. You watch his directorial debut Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (released almost a decade after his previous… more »

Review: Hacksaw Ridge (2016)

Review: Certain Women (2016)

Review: The Accountant (2016)

En Man Som Heter Ove [A Man Called Ove]

Review: The Girl On The Train (2016)

Review: Queen Of Katwe (2016)

Review: Storks (2016)

Review: Blair Witch (2016)

Review: For The Love Of Spock [2016]

Review: The Light Between Oceans [2016]

Review: Don't Think Twice [2016]

Review: War Dogs [2016]

Review: Pete's Dragon (2016)

Review: Suicide Squad [2016]

Review: Jason Bourne [2016]

Review: Hunt For The Wilderpeople [2016]

Review: Ghostbusters [2016]

Review: The Secret Life Of Pets [2016]

Review: The Legend Of Tarzan [2016]

Review: Weiner [2016]

Review: Dheepan [2015]

Review: The Conjuring 2 [2016]

Review: X-Men: Apocalypse [2016]

Review: Alice Through The Looking Glass [2016]

Review: The Nice Guys [2016]

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