Jared Mobarak

[Review] Bullhead

Note: This is a re-post of our VIFF review. The name Michael R. Roskam may become very familiar around cinematic circles—possibly as soon as next spring. Bea...

[Review] Journey 2: The Mysterious Island

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 almost guar...

[Review] Underworld: Awakening

I like dark, sci-fi actioners and I'm unafraid to admit it. I've seen every Underworld and Resident Evil in the theatre and anticipate continuing that trend...

[Review] Joyful Noise

For a film about a gospel choir and the push and pull of faith within its singers' lives, Joyful Noise has a funny way of getting its message of love and ho...

[Review] War Horse

Thirteen years since Saving Private Ryan and six since his last 'serious' work in Munich, Steven Spielberg pulls out all the stops for his newest WWI epic W...

[Review] The Adventures of Tintin

Considering I started conjuring images of an Indian sidekick named Hadji when first made aware of news Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson were directing a T...

The Top 10 Movie Posters of 2011

“Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover” is a proverb whose simple existence proves the fact impressionable souls will do so without fail. This monthly column focu...

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.