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Graphic Designer • Rotten Tomatoes-Approved Critic: @thefilmstage.com & heyhaveyouseen.com • Art Director: cultivatecinema.com (RIP) • Member: @ofcs.bsky.social & @gwnyfilmcritics.com • Curates @cinematicfbombs.com Buffalo, NY • jaredmobarak.com • 🇱🇧

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Jared Mobarak @jaredmobarak.com · 4h

From the press kit of BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA (1992): Directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Starring Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder, Anthony Hopkins, Keanu Reeves, Richard E. Grant, Cary Elwes, Billy Campbell, Sadie Frost, Tom Waits, and Monica Bellucci. #filmsky #moviesky

Gary Oldman stars as Dracula in "BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA," a Columbia Pictures Release. Photo: Ralph Nelson.

Francis Ford Coppola directs Anthony Hopkins in "BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA," a Columbia Pictures Release. © Fabian/Sygma.

Mina (Winona Ryder) is seduced by Dracula's (Gary Oldman) eternal charms in "BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA," a Columbia Pictures Release. Photo: Ralph Nelson. Copyright ©1992 Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. All rights reserved.

Tom Waits stars as R.M. Renfield and Richard E. Grant stars as Dr. Jack Seward in "BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA," a Columbia Pictures Release. Photo: Ralph Nelson. Copyright ©1992 Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. All rights reserved.

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Jared Mobarak @jaredmobarak.com · 28/09/2026

NO REST FOR THE WICKED has been picked up by Altered Innocence. It was my favorite film out of @fantasiafestival.com: www.heyhaveyouseen.com/week-ending-...

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Altered Innocence Strikes North America Deal With Charades For Queer Gothic Romance 'No Rest For The Wicked'

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September 28, 2026 7:29am

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alteredinnocence: Big news! We're gigantic queer horror fans and this film is such a stunningly romantic take on the genre with handsome leads and a ridiculously beautiful backdrop. Thrilled to bring NO REST FOR THE WICKED to North American audiences very soon! Your nips will never be the same...

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Jared Mobarak @jaredmobarak.com · 25/09/2026

My latest newsletter is out with thoughts on: • I Have Proof (Fantastic Fest) • The Incomer (limited) • What Happened to Doris? (Fantastic Fest) • The Weight (wide) • You Had to Be There (North Park & Amherst Dipson) www.heyhaveyouseen.com/week-ending-... #heyhaveyouseen #filmsky #moviesky

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Jared Mobarak @jaredmobarak.com · 25/09/2026

Recent movie #postersofnote. Artists: 1. Aarushi Jain 2. Scott Saslow 3. MOMENTS 4. Jermaine Tulbo (Sunny Side Art) 5. Sam Smith 6. Advista Studio® 7. Timothy Pittides 8. Alex Scopini 9. The Last Johny On the Left 10. Sara Alfageeh #filmsky

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CINEMATIC F-BOMBS @cinematicfbombs.com · 26/09/2026

Film: Ghost (1990) [PG-13] Studio: Paramount Pictures Character: Subway Ghost Actor: Vincent Schiavelli Director: Jerry Zucker Screenwriter: Bruce Joel Rubin Timestamp: 1:16:31 cinematicfbombs.com/2022/02/21/1...

Jared Mobarak @jaredmobarak.com · 25/09/2026

FURIES was just selected by Lebanon as their International Oscars submission. #furies

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Jared Mobarak @jaredmobarak.com · 25/09/2026

"Run Away" by Beck from Ride Lonesome #2026inmusic www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWUA...

Beck - Run Away (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by BeckVEVO

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The Film Stage @thefilmstage.com · 25/09/2026

Whether familial, religious, or violent, no potential for a punch line is left hanging in Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother. Read @jaredmobarak.com's review:

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Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother Review: A Hitman Story With Humor

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2026 TIFF coverage. The film opens in theaters on September 25. Latif (Mahershala Ali) is a righteous man. A religious man. He sees himself in...

Jared Mobarak @jaredmobarak.com · 25/09/2026

Recent movie #postersofnote. Artists: 1. Aarushi Jain 2. Scott Saslow 3. MOMENTS 4. Jermaine Tulbo (Sunny Side Art) 5. Sam Smith 6. Advista Studio® 7. Timothy Pittides 8. Alex Scopini 9. The Last Johny On the Left 10. Sara Alfageeh #filmsky

Jared Mobarak @jaredmobarak.com · 25/09/2026

My latest newsletter is out with thoughts on: • I Have Proof (Fantastic Fest) • The Incomer (limited) • What Happened to Doris? (Fantastic Fest) • The Weight (wide) • You Had to Be There (North Park & Amherst Dipson) www.heyhaveyouseen.com/week-ending-... #heyhaveyouseen #filmsky #moviesky

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Jared Mobarak @jaredmobarak.com · 25/09/2026

"Burning Heart" by Carly Rae Jepsen from Day and Night #2026inmusic www.youtube.com/watch?v=26mg...

Carly Rae Jepsen - Burning Heart (Official Lyric Video)

YouTube video by CarlyRaeJepsenVEVO

Jared Mobarak @jaredmobarak.com · 25/09/2026

"take you with me" by Bea Miller from Mr. Peaked in High School #2026inmusic www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpLT...

Bea Miller - take you with me (lyric video)

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Jared Mobarak @jaredmobarak.com · 25/09/2026

Bummed the Sabres finally did something last season to be included and Prime isn’t doing a third season of FACEOFF: INSIDE THE NHL this year. Wonder if they got pissed the IOC wouldn’t let them use any Olympic footage, so they just scrapped it all.

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Jared Mobarak @jaredmobarak.com · 25/09/2026

From the press kit of ST. ELMO'S FIRE (1985): Directed by Joel Schumacher. Starring Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy, Demi Moore, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, Mare Winningham, Martin Balsam, Andie MacDowell, and Joyce Van Patten. #filmsky #moviesky

Andrew McCarthy and Demi Moore compare notes on life in the "real" world after college graduation in Columbia Pictures' "ST. ELMO'S FIRE." The film also stars Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy and Mare Winningham. The film was produced by Lauren Shuler and directed by Joel Schumacher from an original screenplay he wrote with Carl Kurlander. Copyright ©1985 Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., All Rights Reserved.

Rob Lowe, whose main solace is his saxophone, stars in Columbia Pictures' "ST. ELMO'S FIRE." The film also stars Emilio Estevez, Andrew McCarthy, Demi Moore, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy and Mare Winningham. The film was produced by Lauren Shuler and directed by Joel Schumacher from an original screenplay he wrote with Carl Kurlander. Copyright © 1985 Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., All Rights Reserved

Joel Schumacher directs an ensemble cast of Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy, Demi Moore, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy and Mare Winningham in Columbia Pictures' "ST. ELMO'S FIRE." The film was produced by Lauren Shuler. Co-author of the screenplay with Schumacher was Carl Kurlander. Copyright ©1985 Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., All Rights Reserved

Rob Lowe, Ally Sheedy, Demi Moore, Emilio Estevez, Mare Winningham, Judd Nelson and Andrew McCarthy (I. to r.) star as a tightly knit group of college graduates whose meeting spot is St. Elmo's Bar. Columbia Pictures presents "ST. ELMO'S FIRE," produced by Lauren Shuler and directed by Joel Schumacher from an original screenplay he wrote with Carl Kurlander. Copyright ©1985 Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., All Rights Reserved.

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Jared Mobarak @jaredmobarak.com · 23/09/2026

52 #TIFF26 films reviewed. My Top 10: 1) The Smell of Apples 2) Josephine (saw at Sundance) 3) Tangles 4) The Daughters of Abraham 5) The Remotes 6) Four Seasons in Java 7) Djinn Wedding 8) Union Town 9) Wild Wild East 10) Future Tense letterboxd.com/jaredmobarak...

Jared Mobarak @jaredmobarak.com · 22/09/2026

"Amnesia" by LP from Room 12 #2026inmusic www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOOt...

LP - Amnesia (Official Audio)

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Jared Mobarak @jaredmobarak.com · 21/09/2026

"Nobody Dances" by Ellie Goulding from I Know Too Much #2026inmusic www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vZy...

YouTube video by Ellie Goulding - Topic

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Jared Mobarak @jaredmobarak.com · 21/09/2026

My #TIFF26 Day Twelve Dispatch is out with thoughts on: • Arne Goes to Space • The Hummingbird Paints Fragrant Songs www.heyhaveyouseen.com/tiff-2026-da... #heyhaveyouseen #filmsky #moviesky

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TIFF 2026: Day Twelve

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Jared Mobarak @jaredmobarak.com · 20/09/2026

My #TIFF26 Day Eleven Dispatch is out with thoughts on: • Brace Your Heart • Four Seasons in Java • Thirteen in Gaza www.heyhaveyouseen.com/tiff-2026-da... #heyhaveyouseen #filmsky #moviesky

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TIFF 2026: Day Eleven

And the winners are ...

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Jared Mobarak @jaredmobarak.com · 20/09/2026

The #TIFF26 top tens are dropping. This moment always makes me wonder if the consensus best are always the films that already have distribution or if the industry is truly so broken that no critics bother to see the titles that don't since their paychecks rely solely on championing those that do.

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Alt: Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) light-up orange logo street display.

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The Film Stage @thefilmstage.com · 09/09/2026

Barbara Kopple completes her labor rights trilogy with the Venice premiere #UnionTown, which expertly moves between three separate conflicts over the course of three years. Read @jaredmobarak.com's Critic's Pick review: thefilmstage.com/venice-revie...

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The Film Stage @thefilmstage.com · 12/09/2026

John Trengove's #TIFF26 premiere The Smell of Apples is a meticulous look at the shame of Apartheid. Read @jaredmobarak.com's review:

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TIFF Review: The Smell of Apples Is a Meticulous Look at the Shame of Apartheid

Propaganda isn't just about cultivating an image for outsiders looking in. One might say it's more crucial on the inside to ensure everyone is on the same page once life on the outside starts feeling ...

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The Film Stage @thefilmstage.com · 12/09/2026

John Torres' #TheRemotes is a darkly surreal noir mystery that recalls the mysteries of David Lynch’s #LostHighway. Read @jaredmobarak.com's #TIFF26 review:

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TIFF Review: The Remotes Is a Darkly Surreal Noir Mystery

Would you give yourself over to an app? Become a passenger in your own life, unable to steer from danger when it's coming full speed? The obvious answer would, of course, be "no." Yet so many do exact...

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The Film Stage @thefilmstage.com · 12/09/2026

#IronBoy, the debut feature from former Pixar animator Louis Clichy, is a heartfelt coming-of-age tale conveyed with hand-painted beauty. Read @jaredmobarak.com's #TIFF26 review:

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TIFF Review: Iron Boy Is a Heartfelt, Hand-Painted Coming-of-Age Tale

Young Christophe (Gary Clichy) can’t help it. He thinks everything is normal one second and then he’s on the floor next. Why? Nobody knows. He simply tilts. It starts with his head as though he’s fall...

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The Film Stage @thefilmstage.com · 13/09/2026

Mahershala Ali leads a hitman story with humor in Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother. Read @jaredmobarak.com's TIFF review:

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TIFF Review: Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother Is a Hitman Story With Humor

Latif (Mahershala Ali) is a righteous man. A religious man. He sees himself in a holy war to cleanse the world of his people’s enemies by picking up where the law ends. Those who know about his work j...

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The Film Stage @thefilmstage.com · 13/09/2026

Michelle Yeoh plays a dangerous game of life or death in #TheSurgeon. Read @jaredmobarak.com's TIFF review:

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TIFF Review: The Surgeon Finds Michelle Yeoh Playing a Dangerous Game of Life or Death

The filmmaker credit isn’t simply attributed to Roshan Sethi. No, The Surgeon was written and directed by Roshan Sethi, MD. It’s a distinction he obviously earned, but also one that says you can trust...

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The Film Stage @thefilmstage.com · 13/09/2026

Cartoon Saloon returns with Louise Bagnall's feature debut #Julián, a wonderful example of how children’s fare can handle complex subject matter without dumbing things down. Read @jaredmobarak.com's #TIFF26 review:

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TIFF Review: Julián Wonderfully Shows How Children’s Fare Can Convey Complexity

In Jessica Love's picture book Julián Is a Mermaid, young Julián is introduced while riding the train with his Abuela. Their afternoon adventure leads to her Brooklyn apartment where his love for merm...

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The Film Stage @thefilmstage.com · 14/09/2026

Yeon Sang-ho’s second feature of the year, #ParadiseLost, is a familial thriller of dark secrets. Read @jaredmobarak.com's #TIFF26 review:

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TIFF Review: Yeon Sang-ho’s Paradise Lost Is a Familial Thriller of Dark Secrets

When a bus of thirteen children on their way to summer camp is found empty on the side of the road with only the body of their teacher, the city at-large fears the worst. Even so, it proves no less de...

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The Film Stage @thefilmstage.com · 14/09/2026

Hanaël El Yousfi's The Daughters of Abraham enthrallingly captures a reunion between estranged friends. Read @jaredmobarak.com's #TIFF26 review:

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TIFF Review: The Daughters of Abraham Enthrallingly Captures a Reunion Between Estranged Friends

While visiting family in Marrakesh for the summer, Myriam Achour (Mélissa Guers) and her cousin end up at a club where the former starts flirting with an attractive man. When the women mock him and hi...

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The Film Stage @thefilmstage.com · 14/09/2026

Lauren Miller Rogen's #Babies takes a truthful look at child-free marriage. Read @jaredmobarak.com's #TIFF26 review:

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TIFF Review: Babies Takes a Truthful Look at Child-free Marriage

When you’re happily married for two decades and still have no children, the questions are unavoidable. From your loved ones. From strangers. Comments like “Oh, you’d be such good parents.” Or the fake...

Jared Mobarak @jaredmobarak.com · 19/09/2026

My #TIFF26 Day Ten Dispatch is out with thoughts on: • Diary of a Mad Old Man • Gail • Trees are Watching www.heyhaveyouseen.com/tiff-2026-da... #heyhaveyouseen #filmsky #moviesky

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TIFF 2026: Day Ten

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Jared Mobarak @jaredmobarak.com · 18/09/2026

Recent movie #postersofnote. Artists: 1. Tyler Rubenfeld (title by Benjamin Tuttle) 2. Drusilla Adeline (𝕾𝖎𝖘𝖙𝖊𝖗 𝕳𝖞𝖉𝖊) 3. Midnight Marauder 4. Yvan Quinet 5. caspar newbolt (version_industries) 6. Aleks Phoenix 7. Aleksander Walijewski 8. Irene Lee (MUBI LAB) 9. Siva Chand 10. yooongom #filmsky

Jared Mobarak @jaredmobarak.com · 18/09/2026

My #TIFF26 Day Nine Dispatch is out with thoughts on: • Bleeding Hearts • Happily Ever After www.heyhaveyouseen.com/tiff-2026-da... #heyhaveyouseen #filmsky #moviesky

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TIFF 2026: Day Nine

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Jared Mobarak @jaredmobarak.com · 18/09/2026

Recent movie #postersofnote. Artists: 1. Tyler Rubenfeld (title by Benjamin Tuttle) 2. Drusilla Adeline (𝕾𝖎𝖘𝖙𝖊𝖗 𝕳𝖞𝖉𝖊) 3. Midnight Marauder 4. Yvan Quinet 5. caspar newbolt (version_industries) 6. Aleks Phoenix 7. Aleksander Walijewski 8. Irene Lee (MUBI LAB) 9. Siva Chand 10. yooongom #filmsky

Jared Mobarak @jaredmobarak.com · 17/09/2026

My #TIFF26 Day Eight Dispatch is out with thoughts on: • Conversation with the Sea • Djinn Wedding • Memories of a Forest • The World Before www.heyhaveyouseen.com/tiff-2026-da... #heyhaveyouseen #filmsky #moviesky

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TIFF 2026: Day Eight

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Jared Mobarak @jaredmobarak.com · 16/09/2026

My #TIFF26 Day Seven Dispatch is out with thoughts on: • Ba's Book • God Bless You, Mr. Kopu • Tehran, Under the Skin • Union Town www.heyhaveyouseen.com/tiff-2026-da... #heyhaveyouseen #filmsky #moviesky

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TIFF 2026: Day Seven

The beat goes on

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Jared Mobarak @jaredmobarak.com · 15/09/2026

My #TIFF26 Day Six Dispatch is out with thoughts on: • Babies • Furies • Future Tense • Kick On • The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd • Love is the Monster • Where the River Begins • Wild Wild East www.heyhaveyouseen.com/tiff-2026-da... #heyhaveyouseen #filmsky #moviesky

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TIFF 2026: Day Six

Home sweet home

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Jared Mobarak @jaredmobarak.com · 14/09/2026

My #TIFF26 Day Five Dispatch is out with thoughts on: • Back in Black • The Daughters of Abraham • Head to Head • Josephine • Julián • Paradise Lost • Silenced Nights • The Surgeon • Tangles www.heyhaveyouseen.com/tiff-2026-da... #heyhaveyouseen #filmsky #moviesky

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TIFF 2026: Day Five

A day of Rogens

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Jared Mobarak @jaredmobarak.com · 13/09/2026

Foiled by the press portal feeding me a front row seat to TANGLES. I probably would have swapped it for something else had I known (guess I should have looked up a map). Oh well. At least there are no subtitles. Should be good for Q&A photos too. #TIFF26

Super close shot of the theater screen from front row of Scotiabank 3.

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Jared Mobarak @jaredmobarak.com · 13/09/2026

My #TIFF26 Day Four Dispatch is out with thoughts on: • Iron Boy • Krux • Smudge the Blades • Trash Mountain • What Lies Between Us • Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother www.heyhaveyouseen.com/tiff-2026-da... #heyhaveyouseen #filmsky #moviesky

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TIFF 2026: Day Four

Room with a view

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Jared Mobarak @jaredmobarak.com · 12/09/2026

Sold Out! They are trying to find more empty seats before telling the rest to leave.

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Jared Mobarak @jaredmobarak.com · 12/09/2026

Lebanese cinema with its champions over here at Scotiabank tonight. They relegated us to between concession stands assuming low turnout before releasing us into theater. First time I’ve seen them need to add a second row to contain everyone in this spot. 30 minutes still to go. #Furies #TIFF26

Double lines of people waiting for FURIES to start in the narrow gap between concession stands.

Jared Mobarak @jaredmobarak.com · 12/09/2026

My favorite film of the fest so far. #TIFF26

Jared Mobarak @jaredmobarak.com · 12/09/2026

Funny seeing everyone going wild on Twitter about TIFF press screenings explicitly allowing cell phone use as though it’s a new thing with the “market” merge. It’s not. Been going on since at least 2023. #TIFF26

Screenshot of tweet from 9/8/23. Shows photo of movie screen with text: We know you may be working, but please try to be courteous to your fellow colleagues and minimize the use of your phone throughout the screening. Thank you.

My tweet caption: Oh. I do not like this verbiage, #TIFF23. "Minimize"? Watching the film is the work. Turn off your phones.

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The Film Stage @thefilmstage.com · 12/09/2026

#BlackZombie, now in theaters, unpacks the psychology, spirituality, and heritage of a horror touchstone. Read @jaredmobarak.com's review: thefilmstage.com/fantasia-rev...

Jared Mobarak @jaredmobarak.com · 12/09/2026

My #TIFF26 Day Three Dispatch is out with thoughts on: • Idda • Low Lies the Land • The Remotes • River • Salvation • The Smell of Apples • The Stunt Driver www.heyhaveyouseen.com/tiff-2026-da... #heyhaveyouseen #filmsky #moviesky

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TIFF 2026: Day Three

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When To Stream @whentostream.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

MĀRAMA (2025) Streaming Now Shudder #Mārama

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Jared Mobarak @jaredmobarak.com · 11/09/2026

My latest newsletter is out with thoughts on: • American Doctor (Scene One Market Arcade) • The Oldest Person in the World (limited) www.heyhaveyouseen.com/week-ending-... #heyhaveyouseen #filmsky #moviesky

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Week Ending 9/11/26

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Jared Mobarak @jaredmobarak.com · 11/09/2026

My #TIFF26 Day Two Dispatch is out with thoughts on: • Children Untold • Rapinoe • Stuffed • Toy Gun Bandit www.heyhaveyouseen.com/tiff-2026-da... #heyhaveyouseen #filmsky #moviesky

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TIFF 2026: Day Two

Getting stuffed

Jared Mobarak @jaredmobarak.com · 11/09/2026

My #TIFF26 Day Two Dispatch is out with thoughts on: • Children Untold • Rapinoe • Stuffed • Toy Gun Bandit www.heyhaveyouseen.com/tiff-2026-da... #heyhaveyouseen #filmsky #moviesky

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TIFF 2026: Day Two

Getting stuffed