Jared Mobarak

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For 635 reviews, this critic has graded:
  • 65% higher than the average critic
  • 4% same as the average critic
  • 31% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 2.7 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)

Jared Mobarak's Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average review score: 68
Highest review score: 100 Moonlight
Lowest review score: 25 The Dark Below
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 464 out of 635
  2. Mixed: 153 out of 635
  3. Negative: 18 out of 635
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    • 64 Metascore
    • 67 Jared Mobarak
    Synchronic
    Benson and Moorhead removed all excess—great for propulsion, but a detriment to investment. Actions become almost robotic at times as their inclusion is more about advancement than character building.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 67 Jared Mobarak
    Piercing
    Pesce is meticulously constructing the perfect murder only to systematically dismantle it for devilish fun. Maybe it’s a spoiler to call Piercing a comedy, but that’s exactly what it is.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 75 Jared Mobarak
    Endzeit - Ever After
    What makes Ever After so intriguing is how Hellsgård and Vieweg put these familiar characters and ubiquitous premise into a mythology that’s wholly unique.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 58 Jared Mobarak
    Blood on Her Name
    A lot happens during the course of director Matthew Pope and co-writer Don M. Thompson’s Blood on Her Name … too much. This can prove problematic for what starts as a simple plot before things start turning convoluted real quick thanks to new revelations shedding light upon secrets and lies. Surprisingly, however, that perpetually escalating noise is justified.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 75 Jared Mobarak
    The Limehouse Golem
    The script carries us through without much effort, its expertly paced discoveries keeping us enthralled.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 50 Jared Mobarak
    The Ones Below
    The Ones Below needs some B-movie embellishment to set it apart from every other wannabe thriller, but it hopes it’s too serious for such things. So exacting and severe, we see the strings and grow bored of their inevitability.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 67 Jared Mobarak
    Borg vs. McEnroe
    It’s a worthwhile document of tennis history and that of two of its greats.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 83 Jared Mobarak
    Luz
    Its effective visceral hold on our imagination guarantees its inevitable cult status.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 75 Jared Mobarak
    Freaks
    Every little detail — straight down to a smiling child holding out a melting ice cream without caring that it’s pooling atop her hand — carries weight. Not a second is wasted.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 83 Jared Mobarak
    Free Fire
    A surefire cult classic in the making, its unhinged carnage proves a memorable delight. It may not be original, but it’s an adrenaline shot I sorely craved.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 75 Jared Mobarak
    Sheikh Jackson
    Salama and co-writer Omar Khaled ingeniously use the death of Michael Jackson as the catalyst to go back to Khaled’s adolescence.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 75 Jared Mobarak
    Age Out
    Utilizing the style he honed as Terrence Malick’s editor and on his directorial debut The Better Angels, Edwards supplies Richie’s inner turmoil through poetic imagery.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 75 Jared Mobarak
    Love and Monsters
    Love and Monsters proves itself a pretty well-rounded adventure for both its target audience and those older looking for a bit of escape that’s still firmly rooted in reality. Joel is an unlikely hero whose success shows humanity isn’t dead yet.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 67 Jared Mobarak
    Mayhem
    Everyone involved grabs his/her role by the horns and rides the adrenaline rush to victory or death.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 83 Jared Mobarak
    And Then We Danced
    The result is at once empowering . . . heart-wrenching . . . and inspirational.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 67 Jared Mobarak
    Mr. Toilet: The World's #2 Man
    It’s often inspiring.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 67 Jared Mobarak
    Dirty God
    Dirty God isn’t some contrived pity project tugging on heartstrings. Polak is legitimately engaging with the aftermath of a real-life nightmare.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 67 Jared Mobarak
    The Assessment
    And while the inevitable devolution of Mia and Aaryan’s union under the stress of this assessment and their respective truths hidden beneath their ideal of love is dramatic, it’s Virginia who steals the show. Not because she’s an absurdly insane character that Vikander knocks out of the park, but because there’s a reason for her intensity.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 58 Jared Mobarak
    Shepherd
    Ratcheting up the conflict and confusion becomes counter-intuitive, the escalation of violence and brutality arriving without clear motive. I can’t even decide for myself what’s happening—there’s nothing but smoke to grab. Owen stripped away the film’s own agency.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 83 Jared Mobarak
    Amulet
    Amulet in effect lulls us into a false sense of familiarity by positioning genre conventions and gender norms as an artificial façade waiting to be torn down.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 75 Jared Mobarak
    Stay Awake
    Metz is great at toeing that line between manic and depressive moments, constantly deflecting her truth with humor. Argus is close behind—always smiling so as not to cry. Theirs is a journey too many must take. One full of possibilities and tragedies wherein hope often comes at the cost of pain.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 75 Jared Mobarak
    The Teacher
    Moments when the characters’ actions and dialogue drive home this reality of Israel’s apartheid state are where The Teacher truly shines.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 50 Jared Mobarak
    Beautiful Boy
    If this was Nic’s story from the start I wouldn’t know a better avenue existed. And if it remained David’s throughout I could continue seeing the teen as the tragic cautionary tale he should be rather than the selfish plot device he becomes. On a purely aesthetic level, however, Beautiful Boy succeeds.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 75 Jared Mobarak
    Normal
    While Normal doesn’t deliver anything you haven’t seen before rife with convenience (a ton of kills occur by gruesomely funny happenstance despite an intent for murder setting these “accidents” in motion), it’s still a memorable ride for those who have already been lapping up Kolstad’s antics.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 75 Jared Mobarak
    Emelie
    Its best moments come from Bolger and Rush’s dynamic. What begins with inappropriate thoughts moves to a battle of wills and smarts.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 75 Jared Mobarak
    Shelley
    Atmosphere and mood are the film’s strong suit, both growing thickly heavy as time elapses and strange occurrences commence.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 67 Jared Mobarak
    Bleed for This
    You won’t get the gravitas of Rocky, Raging Bull, or Creed, but you will get a character worthy of immortalization thanks to spirit and shenanigans.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 91 Jared Mobarak
    The Standoff at Sparrow Creek
    The Standoff at Sparrow Creek isn’t about finding hope in a hopeless situation through a broken man willing to be the hero rather than villain. No, it wants to show the monstrousness of complicity and the helplessness of a conflict too far-gone to solve.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 83 Jared Mobarak
    The Void
    Its style is audacious, its plot minimalist, and its future full of potential.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 67 Jared Mobarak
    Not Okay
    Is the tonal marriage perfect between the over-the-top hijinks about the gross commodification of “wokeness” and melodramatic exposure of the cost those actually fighting must pay as a result? No. In many instances it seems Shephard does want us to pity Danni (Deutch’s performance almost deserves it too once she finds a conscience hiding below her vanity) despite her endgame proving the opposite.
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