Young CriticBarbarian
This surprising horror flick is a true delight Expectations can make or break a film. Marketing campaigns are therefore as much a part of the narrative journey of a movie as the film itself. The marketing and promotion o
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Young CriticBreaking
John Bodega delivers a career-best performance in this indictment of veterans’ treatment The United States has a number of shameless issues when compared to similar (and poorer) European nations, from gun culture to unat
Young CriticThree Thousand Years of Longing
George Miller’s newest is an ambitious tale whose third act fails to nail the landing Many filmmakers can claim to be versatile, but none can top George Miller’s ability to flit between wildly different genres. This is t
Young CriticBodies Bodies Bodies
This Gen-Z murder mystery hilariously satirizes today’s youngsters It’s hard to imagine, but Generation Z is entering the zeitgeist in a similar way that Millennials did, taking the culture by the storm. Your Young Criti
Young CriticNope
Jordan Peele’s latest is entertaining, but fails to live up to the impossible expectations Jordan Peele’s one-two punch of Get Out (2017) and Us (2019) made him one of the most respected and promising directors of today.
Young CriticBullet Train
David Leitch’s latest is a bloody hilarious action comedy David Leitch has made a rather successful jump into the director’s chair after having been a stuntman for most of his career. He first broke out with John Wick (2
Young CriticResurrection
Andrew Seman’s second feature is a bold yet inconsistent look at toxic relationships Toxic relationships are a complex subject whose discussions and experience are hard to talk about let alone depict in an empathic way.
Young CriticA Love Song
This debut feature is a slow yet aching take on nostalgia The reflection of a romantic flame from the past has been ingrained in many pieces of literature, cinema, and playwriting, it is no surprise to see it reimagined
Young CriticMs. Marvel
The newest Marvel show is a kid-oriented fare Within the endless barrage of Marvel content we get nowadays, the most refreshing entries have come from the TV side, with the likes of Wandavision (2021), Loki (2021-), and
Young CriticThor: Love and Thunder
The Norse god’s fourth stand-alone film has an enticing villain and an aversion to self-seriousness The Marvel Cinematic Universe has been seismic enough to warrant its own chapter in movie history. The way that stand-al
Young CriticThe Boys (Season 3)
The cynical superhero show continues its strong and unpredictable run The Boys has jumped onto the superhero trend bandwagon, and yet has been able to steer itself clear from falling into the same-old narrative structure
Young CriticLightyear
The Toy Story spin-off is an enjoyable if derivative feature Pixar has developed a reputation as a studio of original ideas, always delivering something risky, new, and refreshing. However, just as every other major stud
Young CriticStranger Things (Season 4, Part 2)
Part 2 features the climactic, but safe finale It seems as if the last couple of weeks have been scheduled precisely to overwhelm fantasy and sci-fi nerds, with the rolling out of episodes from The Boys (2019-), Westworl
Young CriticObi-Wan Kenobi
The spin-off series has an exciting finale surrounding by filler Disney’s great success in the last decade has come from squeezing its lucrative IP out of every remaining dollar and idea. This has worked when structured
Young CriticThe Black Phone
Scott Derrickson’s return to horror is a winningly creepy one Ethan Hawke is not the first performer you envision when you think of “versatile actor,” and yet the American actor has deftly shifted between genres with an
Young CriticElvis
Baz Luhrmann’s brings his bombastic flash to the King of Rock and Roll’s biopic The music biopic is a genre that despite producing many interchangeable films, has delivered true breakthroughs in cinema, such as the crimi
Young CriticJurassic World: Dominion
The capstone to the new Jurassic trilogy is a convoluted disappointment Jurassic Park (1993) was a monumental hit not only because of its spectacular visual effects, but because of the way it translated the imagination a
Young CriticStranger Things (Season 4, Part 1)
The newest batch of episodes from the Netflix hit are starting to show their stretch limits Despite many predicting the “end” of Netflix as it has begun to see a decline in subscriber growth, the streaming pioneer and gi
Young CriticTop Gun: Maverick
The long-awaited sequel delivers a proper homage and evolution to the first film Given that studios are digging deeper into their IP libraries in order to make new films (instead of say… come up with original ideas), it’
Young CriticDownton Abbey: A New Era
The newest entry in the Crawley saga is a delightful reunion if narratively stale Julian Fellowes seems keen to stay in his comfort-zone of upstairs-downstairs dramas. After his great success with Gosford Park (2001) and
Young CriticMen
Alex Garland’s third feature brings his unique style and vision to an analysis of the patriarchy One thing is for sure, whenever Alex Garland decides to make a film, you can be sure it’s to be unlike anything else in the
Young CriticDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
The universe-hopping sequel is entertaining if distracted in setting up other films Superhero fatigue, predicted to have settled in long ago is far from upon us. Superhero films seem to be the only thing keeping theaters
Young CriticMoon Knight
The Marvel Egyptian superhero is refreshingly averse from superheroing Marvel shows seem to be the place where the studio’ narrative exploration is taking place the most. The cinema-directed properties are increasingly p
Young CriticPetite Maman
Celina Sciamma’s latest is another emotionally powerful film Despite having made films for more than a decade, it seems that Celine Sciamma is only being discovered now, after her breakout with Portait of a Lady on Fire