Young CriticThe problem with Netflix movies is that there is barely any build-up to their release. If you blink, you might miss the fact that they’ve released the latest Paul Greengrass and Orson Welles movies (the last one complete
Young CriticB-horror movies were the entry point for many filmmakers throughout Hollywood history. A low budget doesn’t impede a skilled director to garner any scares, and thus it is the perfect filter for studios looking for the ne
Young CriticSometimes the drama that goes into making a movie can eclipse the actual story being told. However, when the film you’re trying to make is about the rock band Queen and its lead singer Freddie Mercury, it’s hard to overs
Young CriticHorror movies today look to shock you into fear instead of building you up to it; in the old days the lack of good make-up and special effects led to directors seeking to play around with audience’s imaginations instead.
Young CriticDramas about homosexuality can be hard to conceive, as it is easy to fall into pitying the protagonist(s), this especially can happen when the filmmaker is straight. However, Joel Edgerton has proved that he has a gentle
Young CriticIt is risky to adapt classic tales in the modern age, after decades of fans flocking and making their own ideas of what such a story should look like, there’s bound to be many who are left disappointed. Such was the case
Young CriticIt’s fairly easy to make a nostalgic film; all one needs is a handful of well-researched references. But to craft a story that captures an essence of a period as well as timelessness of human struggle, that’s something a
Young CriticTwo of the biggest dramatic acting revelations of this decade have been Steve Carell and Timothée Chalamet. The two actors have been paired up in the addiction drama Beautiful Boy , bringing us two of the greatest perfor
Young CriticThe horror character of Michael Meyers has been drilled into our pop culture since his inception in John Carpenter’s classic 1978 Halloween . Since then we’ve had 10 sequels/remakes, the most recent coming in 2009. Direc
Young Critic“Living is easy with eyes closed,” that is a lyric in The Beatles’ song “Strawberry Fields Forever” and it reflects what many in the privileged western world choose to do when the truths of the world appear on the news.
Young CriticThere’s a lot of freedom in film, granted you have the money; however, when you set your film in a specific genre, there’s a set of expectation that comes with it. The Western, is a genre that is so specific in its audie
Young CriticRobert Redford has graced us with his presence on the silver screen since the 1960s. The film star also has had an adept career in directing (some would say, more successful than his acting), and it seems this side of hi
Young CriticMelissa McCarthy is known to movie fans for being the intense comedic actress that can have you rolling on the ground laughing in a second’s notice. The American actress showed a dramatic side of her in the 2014 film St.
Young CriticTo take such a famous moment in history and try and turn it into a film that acts as both a reenactment, biography, character study, and thriller, is a feat reserved to only the boldest of filmmakers. Damien Chazelle, ha
Young CriticDrew Goddard has found a career as a screenwriter, delivering some delightful hits of the last decade, such as The Martian , Cloverfield , and World War Z . He’s also had success co-creating such hit TV shows as Alias, L
Young CriticYou would think after ten years of superhero films dominating the box-office, there would be some genre fatigue by now. Unfortunately, that doesn’t seem to be the case, Venom opened to over $70 million in its opening wee
Young CriticIn the current state of constant remakes, it’s hard to find one that can inspire new feeling in you. In the hands of talented filmmakers, however, a story can take on a whole new form and power; this seems to be the case
Young CriticThe concept of an orphan being taken in by a completely different world is a trope in stories as old as time; copied in the likes of Oliver Twist, Batman, Harry Potter, A Series of Unfortunate Events, and even Star Wars
Young CriticThere are many incredulous stories in the world that are turned into movies, just take last year’s American Made . The Tom Cruise film had so much content, you were nearly overwhelmed that so much could happen to one per
Young CriticWith the accessibility to cameras and editing equipment today, it’s easy for young filmmakers to make shorts and shop those projects around in order to break into Hollywood. Such was the origin story of Damien Chazelle,
Young CriticGiven the digital revolution of the last 20 years, it was a matter of time before we got a film set entirely on characters’ computer screens. That was the film Unfriended back in 2014, the horror film spawned a sequel th
Young CriticThe romantic comedies phase lasted from the early 90s to the mid 2000s with great hits such as Love Actually, Notting Hill , My Best Friend’s Wedding , and Bridget Jones’ Diary . In the past decade the genre has died out
Young CriticSpike Lee has developed one of the most unique directing styles in film today. The New York native has a style defined by anger towards social and racial injustices; his greatest films came from focusing on such a subjec
Young CriticThere’s nothing more wise that a child’s words. Children are gifted with not having the complexities of life drilled into them, and thus are able to approach every situation with simple solutions that seem to be answers