Young CriticGood “date movies” are really hard to come by nowadays. They all just end up being predictable rom-coms with overused story structures. The ‘walk and talk’ film that Richard Linklater brought about with his Before trilog
Young CriticIt’s hard to capture deep America; it’s an area where small amounts of people live with a lot of space. It’s the America that hasn’t changed for the past twenty years, and the ones that are protesting through Republican
Young CriticWow, I did not see that coming. Laika Animation Studios has garnered fame with their three first films: Coraline, Paranorman, and The Boxtrolls . Their projects were unique not only for their use of stop-motion, a dying
Young CriticWar is a subject that films have taken a liking to portray as either patriotic or horrible. I haven’t seen a film that has taken a different lens and portrayed war as a business. This is precisely what War Dogs does, al
Young CriticSeth Rogen and Evan Goldberg have proven to be a great comedic duo, their screenplays include Superbad, Pineapple Express, The Interview, and This Is The End. This last film especially had audience’s picking up on their
Young CriticWoody Allen is one of the greatest filmmakers of our time; over his career he has averaged more than one film per year. It’s normal to see a Woody Allen film come out every year, some are considered simply average works,
Young Critic“A year ago I had a fantastic version of this. And it would have received great reviews. You’ll probably never see it. That’s reality though.” These were director Josh Trank’s words referring to his Fantastic Four reboot
Young CriticHollywood doesn’t know when to stop. When studios find a franchise, they milk it until the product is absolutely spoiled, then they abandon the shriveled franchise and move on to another. We can see this process begin to
Young CriticThe two most bankable stars in the world right now are Kevin Hart and Dwayne Johnson. The first made his career in stand-up shows and in comedy films. The second one started off as a famous WWE wrestler, and then moved o
Young CriticPixar sequels haven’t generally worked out, bar the Toy Story trilogy, the sequels they’ve given us are Monster’s University and Cars 2 ; both have been step-downs from the originals. Finding Dory is the long-awaited se
Young CriticThis summer is turning out to be one of the most unoriginal in a long time. Every movie that comes out is either a sequel or another addition to a franchise. Some of the films have been duds and others have been quite en
Young CriticAs I have said in previous reviews, film adaptations of video games have never quite proven successful, and I had almost given up hope, when suddenly Warcraft came to the rescue. Now I have to warn you that Warcraft isn
Young CriticThe world of fame is a fascinating subject to delve into. Recently, with the help of social media, we’ve been able to dive much more into the lives of the celebrities we admire (or hate). The TV show Entourage tried to
Young CriticI’m becoming more and more reluctant to go to romantic movies, not necessarily because they’re cheesy and predictable, but because they are starting to look indistinguishable from one another. Me Before You has some gre
Young CriticAdapting a Jane Austen novel is extremely hard, and the directors and screenwriters who pull off a decent film should be applauded. Austen’s novels are known for being extremely dense with a barrage of characters all wit
Young CriticYet another sequel; thankfully this one improves upon the original. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turles: Out of the Shadows is a step up from the bland and poorly written Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie of 2014. However, the
Young CriticIf this film had come out ten years ago, it might have been quite a success. However, we’ve been bombarded with so many superhero and disaster films that filmmakers have been forced to evolve their stories in order to ke
Young CriticIt is such a shame that we are getting more and more studio movies. Sure the film says, “directed by,” but unfortunately it’s mostly just a puppet at the hands of the executives. The 2010 film Alice in Wonderland direct
Young CriticFilms adapted from video games have been a complete failure in the past. I can mention some names like Need for Speed, Super Mario Bros., Lara Croft, Mortal Combat, and Ratchet & Clank . I doubt many of you have even he
Young CriticShane Black has one hell of a story; his career in Hollywood could be a film itself. The writer and director has had two comebacks after fading into the world of addiction. He started his career as the writer of Lethal W
Young CriticThe great feat of making a quirky film is making it look like it just comes naturally. Many indies suffer from having extremely forced dialogue and storytelling, it is really hard to find a movie that can make its story
Young CriticSeth Rogen and Evan Goldberg have proven to be some of the most creative comedians of today. They certainly surprised everyone with their film This is The End , and have delivered a slew of original and hilarious comedie
Young CriticJodi Foster is one of the great American actresses; recently she’s been moving into directing after a stint in TV with Orange is the New Black . She’s also done a few films, but none as mainstream as her newest showing:
Young CriticAbsurdity in film is very hard to pull off. If the filmmakers take their subject too seriously, the film will come off as unwatchable and too weird. However, if the director and actors take a tongue-in-cheek approach to