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Jared Mobarak
Rating
Title/Year
Author
1
6/10
I'm still with it-for now. I'm going to believe Rowling is taking this route of undermining her protagonists with purpose, but she better prove it to me in the next one.
Posted Nov 17, 2018
2
5/10
Suspiria (2018)
It's as though Kajganich wanted to shake any style over substance gripes so vehemently that he overcompensated by putting in too much substance.
Posted Nov 9, 2018
3
8/10
Free Solo (2018)
By removing any "extreme for extreme sake" motivations from the conversation, Free Solo's climax becomes a breathtaking, vertigo-inducing, edge-of-your-seat thrill ride.
Posted Oct 26, 2018
4
7/10
The Hate U Give (2018)
The Hate U Give isn't therefore supplying answers as much as presenting the questions in their true-to-life situations for us to confront.
Posted Oct 19, 2018
5
6/10
Colette (2018)
Thankfully Knightley and West are so good that [we enjoy] their characterizations enough to forgive the shortcomings of the rather superficial progressions they follow.
Posted Oct 13, 2018
6
5/10
Unforgettable (2017)
[Making Julia cheesier] would have ruined the one thing Unforgettable has going for it, but it also would have made [her actions] seem less impossible by comparison.
Posted Oct 12, 2018
7
9/10
Graduation (Bacalaureat) (2017)
Graduation quickly becomes a commencement not for the student heading to college, but the father who's devoted his life to ensuring it happens.
Posted Oct 12, 2018
8
9/10
A Quiet Passion (2017)
Terence Davies delivers a portrait of tone, emotion, and personality. He provides the artist above the art.
Posted Oct 12, 2018
9
6/10
While this re-envisioning of Camelot should be applauded for trying something new, its desire to crib off so many other iconic aesthetics [makes it more] generic than unique.
Posted Oct 12, 2018
10
4/10
Everything, Everything (2017)
Not only does it not earn the additional drama [its] reveal hopes to conjure, it renders the love story-the literal emotional backbone of the work-into afterthought.
Posted Oct 12, 2018
11
7/10
Chuck (2017)
There are lessons to be learned and we do so with [Chuck] while enjoying the chaos for laughs.
Posted Oct 12, 2018
12
8/10
Wonder Woman (2017)
It merges the best parts of Thor and Captain America into an origin story possessed with increased character complexities despite its generic plot.
Posted Oct 12, 2018
13
4/10
The Mummy (2017)
Who doesn't want to watch another redundantly bland, would-be hero made from an irredeemable man who inexplicably is redeemed?
Posted Oct 12, 2018
14
3/10
47 Meters Down (2017)
The plot unfolds so matter-of-factly that we have nothing to do but poke holes.
Posted Oct 12, 2018
15
6/10
Fact: Transformers: The Last Knight is its franchise's most entertaining entry. Unfortunately there's still a lot to dislike.
Posted Oct 12, 2018
16
7/10
Despicable Me 3 (2017)
It [message] complements [its] absurdity perfectly within this consistently charming, welcomingly spare, and infectiously funny franchise.
Posted Oct 12, 2018
17
8/10
Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
The MCU's most family-friendly installment.
Posted Oct 12, 2018
18
8/10
The end result isn't quite as effective as Dawn before it, but War delivers the emotional heft to bring the trilogy full circle. Can we give Serkis an Oscar nomination yet?
Posted Oct 12, 2018
19
10/10
Dunkirk (2017)
He's crafted a film that embraces its indifference to convention to express an abstract with resonate power and understanding.
Posted Oct 12, 2018
20
7/10
Atomic Blonde (2017)
Leitch uses every tool at his disposal (actors included) to conjure a spectacle with just enough substance to succeed beyond its stellar surface.
Posted Oct 12, 2018
21
6/10
The Dark Tower (2017)
I'll say flat-out that The Dark Tower is not the film fans of King's magnum opus deserve-it's merely the one this Hollywood can supply.
Posted Oct 12, 2018
22
7/10
Annabelle: Creation (2017)
Director David F. Sandberg's ability to hew closer to Wan's quieter psychological terror for a consistency of tone puts this franchise back on-track.
Posted Oct 12, 2018
23
7/10
Logan Lucky (2017)
The formula succeeds because the final product is an entertaining ride as similar to [the Ocean's trilogy's] concept as it is dissimilar in environment.
Posted Oct 12, 2018
24
5/10
Ingrid Goes West (2017)
A run-of-the-mill stalker narrative too timid to say anything at all.
Posted Oct 12, 2018
25
7/10
Patti Cake$ (2017)
The result is a charming coming-of-age tale with an authenticity its premise may not appear to hold at first.
Posted Oct 12, 2018
26
8/10
It (2017)
It's rare these days for a cast of unknowns to deliver as an authentic, natural ensemble, but these kids do.
Posted Oct 12, 2018
27
8/10
Columbus (2017)
Both Cho and Richardson are unforgettable with an easy chemistry that starts in guarded awkwardness before thawing to reveal warmth only an empathetic stranger could provide.
Posted Oct 10, 2018
28
4/10
Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)
Instead of saving the world, Kingsman 2 is about the personal happiness of characters we barely recognize anymore let alone like enough to see happy.
Posted Oct 10, 2018
29
7/10
Battle of the Sexes (2017)
We watch [King's] evolution from hero on the court to international icon breaking barriers off it. [And] on those terms Battle of the Sexes is a resounding success.
Posted Oct 10, 2018
30
4/10
The Mountain Between Us (2017)
A paperback love story wherein hunger and frostbite prove no match for horny pretty people using heightened psychological attachment to justify physically amorous relations.
Posted Oct 10, 2018
31
7/10
The Foreigner (2017)
One [man is] perpetually on offense, the other defense, and both are beholden to a tale just smart enough to be worth our time.
Posted Oct 10, 2018
32
8/10
Only the Brave (2017)
Moments when those personality shortcomings rise to the surface are the most powerful because they expose the psychological challenges of living inside and outside this job.
Posted Oct 10, 2018
33
9/10
The Florida Project (2017)
[These children] don't quite comprehend their parents' struggle or the life of excess and entertainment down the road. They simply find the joy and fun in what they have.
Posted Oct 10, 2018
34
6/10
Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
Audiences [will] get caught up in the laughter and absurdity, enjoying the ride without realizing how little is happening. Three years ago, I probably would have too.
Posted Oct 10, 2018
35
5/10
The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)
The whole feels like a short story bloated out of control, a desire to create something beautiful in its intensity damaging the coherency and potency of what's portrayed.
Posted Oct 10, 2018
36
5/10
Justice League (2017)
This isn't a culmination. It's a fortuitously convenient rendezvous promising more interesting plots to come.
Posted Oct 10, 2018
37
10/10
McDonagh draws the authentic, angry response our world creates every minute of every day. He provides a damning treatise on twenty-first century rhetoric spewed in blood.
Posted Oct 10, 2018
38
7/10
Loving Vincent (2017)
It's like the air itself surges around each character, the surrealism of surfaces in stark contrast with the real world movements performed.
Posted Oct 10, 2018
39
7/10
The Disaster Artist (2017)
[Franco's] created a movie that craves the reaction Wiseau never wanted but received anyway.
Posted Oct 10, 2018
40
7/10
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)
I can only wonder what The Last Jedi might have been with Finn and Poe taking a backseat. Because there is a great film within what's ultimately a good one.
Posted Oct 10, 2018
41
9/10
The Shape of Water (2017)
The Shape of Water shows us that it's never too late to be understood or seen. Look beyond surfaces and see with your heart.
Posted Oct 10, 2018
42
7/10
Its juxtaposition of adolescent hang-ups and adult physicality renders this seemingly unwanted sequel into a superior installment within the franchise's high concept conceit.
Posted Oct 10, 2018
43
7/10
Molly's Game (2018)
I could have done without the shoehorned therapy session with Dad at the end, but one unnecessary scene within two-plus hours is a commendable ratio.
Posted Oct 10, 2018
44
8/10
A Star Is Born (2018)
[Their love] shines through the performances and music with relevant lyrics proving crucial to their characters' mindsets and our emotional reaction to what occurs.
Posted Oct 5, 2018
45
9/10
Selma (2015)
46
8/10
Blaze (2018)
That level of intimacy coupled with Hawke's unconventional formal structure really allows Blaze to become a bona fide experience rather than merely a history lesson.
Posted Sep 27, 2018
47
7/10
Lizzie (2018)
To see the swing of the axe as cleansing rather than grotesque was the last thing I expected. And I'm grateful for it.
Posted Sep 21, 2018
48
7/10
A Simple Favor (2018)
It's a helluva ride with more laughs than anticipated and a self-awareness that's necessary to buy into the circus.
Posted Sep 14, 2018
49
8/10
Akhavan isn't trying to supply answers-just present the hypocrisy to let us find our own. Sometimes the institutions we lean on most are irrevocably flawed.
Posted Sep 7, 2018
50
10/10
Call Me by Your Name (2018)