Young CriticBeau is Afraid
Ari Aster's latest is an overly-ambitious surrealist film Ari Aster was part of an exciting crop of new horror filmmakers alongside Robert Eggers and Mike Flannagan, who seemed to be redefining the genre with bold new br
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The story of how Nike signed Michael Jordan is surprisingly gripping Ben Affleck is a polarizing figure within Hollywood, the Boston-native has had a rollercoaster acting trajectory, and his directing career has sadly su
Young CriticThe Super Mario Bros. Movie
This video game adaptation is blandly generic Given how readily film studios have exploited IP, it’s a surprise that Nintendo’s video game universe has remained relatively untouched. There was the maligned live-action Su
Young CriticDungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
The board game adaptation is surprisingly entertaining The “Dungeons & Dragons” boardgame had a bit of a revival in the mid-2010s as 80s nostalgia was running high. It was featured heavily in the first season of Stranger
Young CriticJohn Wick: Chapter 4
The latest in this action franchise has more action at the cost of plot and character The stunt profession has been underappreciated for much of cinema history. Thanks to stunt-performers-turned-directors, however, actio
Young CriticShazam! Fury of the Gods
The sequel to the charming original surrenders into generic superhero territory Through the chaos of the Warner Media merger with Discovery, the superhero extended universe of DC has been scrapped, to be restarted from s
Young CriticCocaine Bear
Elizabeth Banks' take on the bonkers concept is a muddled and uninvolving affair Elizabeth Banks is, quietly, one of the most versatile and consistent actresses working in the last two decades. From comedies like Wet Hot
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The Adam Driver vs. dinosaurs vehicle is dully banal The last two species that have ruled our planet have been humans and dinosaurs; it is only natural that the imagination of artists ponder which of the two would triump
Young CriticScream VI
The newest entry in the meta-horror franchise is a surprising improvement on its predecessor Horror movies tend to be set in claustrophobic settings; be it a single building, the suburbs, or other isolating factors, for
Young CriticServant (Season 4)
The culmination to the wobbly, but winning Apple TV horror series M. Night Shyamalan was one of the big “signings” by Apple TV, when it first launched its streaming service in 2019. The American director made his first f
Young CriticThe Last of Us (Season 1)
The newest videogame adaptation is one of the best series in recent years The narrative has always been that cinematic video-game adaptations have never worked, that there is a “curse” on those who seek to make this arti
Young Critic2023 Oscar Predictions
Young Critic's Predictions for the Academy Awards Best Picture: Will Win: Everything, Everywhere All at Once Should Win: Tár Could Win: All Quiet on the Western Front Best Director: Will Win: Daniel Kwan and Daniel S
Young CriticCreed III
The latest in the "Rocky/Creed" franchise is entertaining, but uneven
Young CriticAnt-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Marvel’s latest is another confused and convoluted affair Four years on from the big Marvel finale that was Avengers: Endgame (2019) and the Disney studio has still not found its footing or direction. With each subsequen
Young CriticKnock at the Cabin
M. Night Shyamalan’s latest is taut if unmemorable M. Night Shyamalan went from Hollywood Golden Boy with hits like The Sixth Sense (1999) and Signs (2002), to punch-line with Avatar: The Last Airbender (2014) and After
Young CriticAll the Beauty and the Bloodshed
Laura Poitras’ look into Nan Goldin’s life is a stunning stylistic balancing act Laura Poitras has been a director who’s been prescient about the pulsating crises of our times. From her jaw-dropping documentary Citizenfo
Young CriticCorsage
Krieps shines in yet another take of Empress Sisi Thanks in part to the #MeToo era, dissociative feminist stories have been on the rise, showing female existential dread taken with panache. This has mostly been seen in s
Young CriticEO
This Polish film tilts more to cynicism than cuteness Using an animal to tell a picaresque story is something that filmmakers have successfully done from Au hasard Balthazar (1966) to War Horse (2011). The rather neutral
Young CriticWomen Talking
Sarah Polley delivers a powerfully stimulating thought piece Analyzing and debating about patriarchal societies and how we should consider our role and options within them is a dense and unwieldy subject that would prov
Young CriticM3GAN
This January horror movie is surprisingly competent Jason Blum and James Wan have dominated the horror genre for the past decade. Thus, to see them team up presages an intriguing film to come. However, when that film is
Young CriticPuss in Boots: The Last Wish
This animated sequel is surprisingly irresistible It can be easy to build preconceived notions about the type of movie that an animated sequel to a spin-off series could be, yet movies such as Puss in Boots: The Last Wis
Young CriticGlass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Benoit Blanc’s new adventure proves blander than the first Knives Out (2019) burst through the scene to revive the murder mystery sub-genre that Kenneth Branagh had been attempting to with his remakes of Agatha Christie
Young CriticEmpire of Light
Olivia Coleman is insuperable in Sam Mendes’ new film Sam Mendes has always been fascinated with loneliness, though his films have tended to be focused on male protagonists, be it with Skyfall (2012), Road to Perdition (
Young CriticAvatar: The Way of Water
Cameron returns to the silver screen with another visual marve James Cameron is one of the most successful directors of all time. He’s directed two of the top three highest-grossing films of all time ( Avatar (2009) #1,