Jared Mobarak

[Review] Hell and Back

You may have noticed posters for the R-rated, stop-motion animated comedy Hell and Back throughout the summer and fall seasons in anticipation of its October re...

[Review] Point Break

We've officially come full circle. Point Break arrived in 1991 with more cheese than a Green Bay Packers game and ten years later a fresh generation got to enjo...

[Review] Shelter

It's quite comforting to see actors-turned-directors not shying away from tough subject matter. You'd almost assume they would amidst stereotypes of celebrity v...

[Review] The Notorious Mr. Bout

I enjoyed Andrew Niccol's Lord of War when it came out in 2005. It was a fast-paced, enjoyable ride down the rabbit hole of the illegal arms trade, but I had no...

[Review] All Things Must Pass

There's no better hook for Colin Hanks' feature-length documentary about the rise and fall of Tower Records, entitled All Things Must Pass, then the opening lin...

[Review] Our Brand Is Crisis

It's probably because I know little about politics and care even less that I find most film's dealing with the subject matter enjoyable. George Clooney's The Id...

[Review] The Inhabitants

When you're setting your New England ghost story against the backdrop of a Salem Witch Trial past, it's quite the coup to secure a locale as famous as the Noyes...

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.