Young CriticIsle of Dogs
Wes Anderson has undoubtedly created his own genre. His films can’t be categorized by the current cinematic standards; they contain wit and humor with an underlying darkness, his symmetrical shots and quirky characters h
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The film market has grown continuously throughout the years; with new markets growing outside of the west (China, the Middle East, South America) this trend doesn’t seem like it’s going to change very soon, but in the we
Young CriticReady Player One
Current pop-culture seems to rely a lot on nostalgia for the 80’s and 90’s culture; be it with Stranger Things , It , or the most heavily infused reference-bonanza yet: Ready Player One . And whom else could direct make
Young CriticUnsane
To set a film at a psychiatric ward is every screenwriter’s dream, it allows for much deception to come from anything being shown on screen; can the audience trust their narrator and what they’re seeing? It’s also a sett
Young CriticPacific Rim: Uprising
You can’t get more of a clichéd blockbuster than a story about giant robots beating the hell out of giant alien-monsters. Back in 2013, with Pacific Rim , this bombastic concept was flavored with color and faint life by
Young CriticTomb Raider
Lara Croft was one of the first cinematic female bad-asses of the time; she could have been ranked alongside Sarah Connor, Princess Leia, and Ripley. However, the early portrayals of the video game character have been in
Young CriticA Wrinkle in Time (2018)
The film world is all about taking risk, and while we always laud the risk-takers that triumph, we should also note those that failed, and encourage them to not give up; otherwise we would never have had Kubrick, Spielbe
Young CriticRed Sparrow
Spy movies have devolved today to either acknowledging the campy movies of the past ( Kingsman ) or simply bringing us some over-the-top action sequences no one could possibly believe (James Bond). It’s rare that we have
Young CriticGame Night
It’s hard to find a good comedy now a-days; especially because most of the comedic films coming out now are all based around a big party, it seems to be the only place where laughs can be garnered. However, the wonderful
Young CriticBlack Panther
There has been a common acceptance between Hollywood executives that films with largely black casts don’t bring in money from overseas; given that half of a film’s revenue today comes from outside the US, studios aren’t
Young CriticThe Cloverfield Paradox
The Cloverfield movies’ marketing campaigns have been absolutely fascinating to watch. The first trailers or posters for the films have been announced mere weeks before the film is set to premiere (when some productions
Young CriticHostiles
The western genre has largely been fading away with the years, there’s been attempts to adapt it with a more modern feel, and that’s certainly worked out with the likes of Hell or Highwater and Wind River , but it’s bee
Young CriticI, Tonya
Adapting an incredibly famous event as a film is extremely hard, as you have to try and add a new perspective to the story that the audience hasn’t already formulated. Such was the case with the successful series America
Young Critic12 Strong
Smart producers will capitalize on a national feeling by producing a propaganda film. Jerry Bruckheimer is one of the most famous producers in Hollywood, bringing us such films as Pirates of the Caribbean , Armageddon, a
Young CriticCall Me by Your Name
Many Americans see the history of cinema as only that of films made inside the United States or with American actors; many disregard the incredible material and milestones reached outside American borders. In the case of
Young CriticPhantom Thread
Director Paul Thomas Anderson films usually walk a fine line between unusual storytelling and a more calculated slow burn. He’s always been in danger of losing this dangerous balance, but his filmography has usually prod
Young CriticThe Post
When thinking about movies, it’s hard not to think about Steven Spielberg. The American director has produced an infinite amount of classics. Spielberg has been hard at work recently, he’s filmed two films back to back,
Young CriticPaddington 2
In such dire socio-political times, sometimes a movie about an adorable bear preaching kindness is all you need. Paddington 2 however, is so much more. Paddington 2 is the sequel to the successful 2014 adaptation of Mi
Young CriticMolly's Game
Aaron Sorkin is one of the greatest screenwriters to work in film, period. It’s surprising that the mind behind such great films like A Few Good Men, The Social Network, Moneyball , and the famed TV series The West Wing
Young CriticFilm Stars Don't Die in Liverpool
Annette Bening is a national treasure. The actress has been very picky with her roles, and she’s become all the more respected for it. Her most recent film gives her an incredibly juicy role that she makes the most of, e
Young CriticAll the Money in the World
It’s curious to think that the movie All the Money in the World will never be seen in any other light except: ‘the film in which Kevin Spacey was replaced.’ Director Ridley Scott decided to replace Kevin Spacey in an im
Young CriticPitch Perfect 3
It’s hard to believe that a little film about acapella singers in college turned into a worldwide franchise. Pitch Perfect 3 looks to be the final film of the franchise (although if it makes enough money, who knows?), bu
Young CriticDarkest Hour
Gary Oldman is known as the “Chamaleon” for shape-shifting into his different characters; to give an example he can play bad-ass sexy wizard Sirius Black in Harry Potter , or he can play an equally convincing wimped and
Young CriticDownsizing
Alexander Payne has always been a director given small budgets, focusing on personal stories that comment on a larger aspect of the human or American life. His previous works include Election, About Schmidt , The Descend