Young CriticChildren’s films generally have a low-bar in order to be considered worthy of viewing. Some humor is needed, and to make kids laugh is usually much easier than it is with adults. There also needs to be important lessons
Young CriticThere’s a reason why horror films have such low budgets; such a volatile genre can deliver massive cultural and commercial hits or some of the worst films ever released. Smart directors are able to spin the low money int
Young CriticIn any artform those who play it safe and by the rules are seldom rewarded with the fame and glory that they seek. Conformists have never been the ones remembered and admired, it is the bold who make a splash in our memo
Young CriticMy biggest surprise of Warner Bros. MonsterVerse is how they keep getting such spectacular casts. Godzilla (2014) featured masterclass actors like Bryan Crantson, Juliette Binoche, and Sally Hawkins, Kong: Skull Island (
Young CriticThe purpose of a remake is in spinning an old story with some intriguing new twists. This hasn’t always been followed by the recent Disney “live-action” remakes of their animated classics, but it has been sighted in the
Young CriticWhen there is enough saturation in any given genre, there are attempts to experiment and spin new perspectives. Such is the case with Scream (1996) in the horror genre, or The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) with the mu
Young CriticThe high school coming-of-age story has been done in film countless times, and yet the exploration of such an experimental age keeps providing material for filmmakers to explore. However, the stories of maturation have a
Young CriticThe John Wick films might be one of the most surprising franchises to spawn in modern history. The original 2014 film was meant as a one-off small homage to action films of yore, but the love received has spawned two seq
Young CriticIt is difficult to estimate the impact that J.R.R. Tolkien’s works have had on pop-culture. His Hobbit and Lord of the Rings books have generated a fan base and following that has allowed a film franchise to spawn as wel
Young CriticThere are many premises that could be intriguing to be spun either with female or male perspectives. However, the recent slew of female remakes from Hollywood seem to be completely lost. There have been attempts at takin
Young CriticAs much as idealists will like to believe that the quality of a story is what helps it get made into a movie, it really is its viability to make money. Sometimes these two aspects collide, giving us the best films we kno
Young CriticRomantic comedies have fallen down a wormhole into appearing to be cookie-cutter versions of themselves. It is rare that we get bold outings that attempt to break out from the typical story structures and molds. Sure, bi
Young CriticAnother one. Yet another reboot for a franchise that didn’t need one. There are only two Hellboy films, which came out in the early 2000s. What made them such a hit was the unique flavor that actor Ron Perlman brought to
Young CriticStephen King publishes a book on average every year, the amount of content and IP that the American author produces is enough for filmmakers to roll around in for decades to come. Many of his novels have already been ada
Young CriticWarner Brothers has struggled to match Disney’s Marvel Cinematic Universe. The attempt to piggyback on Christopher Nolan’s dark tone from his Dark Knight films, to contrast with Marvel’s cheerful feel, failed spectacula
Young CriticDisney’s foray into live-action remakes of its previous animated material is just getting warmed up, after over $3 billion world-wide with the likes of Maleficent, The Jungle Book, and Beauty and the Beast being big hit
Young CriticThe impact that the Marvel Cinematic Universe has had on modern culture is unlike anything in recent decades. The Marvel films are one of the few attractions that can lure viewers away from their couches and Netflix and
Young CriticEvery couple of decades there’s a filmmaker that is able to see and transmit the social state of the country. There have been the likes of Fassbinder in Germany during the 70s and 80s, Oliver Stone in the US in the 80s a
Young CriticOftentimes the American remakes of foreign-language films will lose much of the magic of their source material, as American directors mime the motions of the important narrative aspects (for evidence just see this year’s
Young CriticThe wave of female representation in blockbusters is finally finding traction. After the success of Wonder Woman in 2017 for DC, the rival superhero studio Marvel has released their first stand-alone female superhero wit
Young CriticIt’s hard for any trilogy to deliver consequently with expectations set as well as bring originality. The How to Train Your Dragon franchise came out of nowhere in 2010 with a surprisingly heartfelt story, it’s 2014 sequ
Young CriticModern day wrestling shows are as staged as Broadway plays. However, there seems to be a thrill in pretending that it is completely spontaneous; audiences of reality television no doubt feel a similar way, wanting to buy
Young CriticWhen James Cameron gets involved in a project, it’s enough for film fans to perk their ears up. However, when James Cameron offers you a project because he can’t figure out how to “pull it off,” it should cause you some
Young CriticPhil Lord and Chris Miller seem unable to do any wrong. They are filmmakers capable of turning material that should be tepid and flat into something electrifying and original. It was the case when they jumpstarted the fr