Jared Mobarak

[Review] American Milkshake

As someone who graduated with the Class of 2000, the idea of high school comedy American Milkshake taking place in the '90s definitely piqued my interest. I oft...

[Review] Afternoon Delight

For a woman like Rachel (Kathryn Hahn), who, after a few too many drinks, will candidly admit to a wild college life in her twenties, a sexual awakening wasn’t ...

[Review] I Declare War

While containing the inherent inexperience that comes with an entire cast of twelve-year olds, Jason Lapeyre and Robert Wilson’s I Declare War proves potent fro...

[Review] Getaway

The Oscar for Best Actor goes to Jon Voight's jowls. Supporting? That would be the high-definition salt and pepper stubble poking through the screen as he gulps...

[Review] Rewind This!

When the slew of collectors, producers, sellers, bootleggers, and fans interviewed for Josh Johnson’s documentary Rewind This! are asked to comment on the legac...

[Review] Dean Slater: Resident Advisor

There was little chance I'd ever truly enjoy the Sander Brothers' debut feature Dean Slater: Resident Advisor, so the real challenge became seeing if it could a...

[Review] Closed Circuit

Director John Crowley is a man with a good eye for picking dynamic screenplays. His feature film debut Intermission is a fun Irish romp, while his sophomore eff...

[Review] Thérèse

Only a 1927 novel can get away with its titular character yearning for a marriage built on land and stability instead of love for no other reason than to quiet ...

[Review] Una Noche

If people didn’t know about the 90-mile expanse of Caribbean waters between Havana, Cuba and Key West, Florida before Elián González in 1999, they certainly did...

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.