Young CriticOcean's Eight
Any victory for women in Hollywood is a welcome and rare sign given the abusive patriarchy that is present there (and everywhere). It’s a shame that the opportunities of more diverse roles for women are only in remakes s
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Young CriticSolo: A Star Wars Story
When Disney bought Lucasfilm in 2012, there was an expectation that the Star Wars franchise would be milked dry ASAP. The trend of Star Wars films seems to be following this expectation, as we start getting very specifi
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 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 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 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 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 CriticThe Greatest Showman
Hugh Jackman is quite the showman; he’s been frequently asked to host many awards shows from the Tonys to the Oscars due to his incredible affinity at riling up a crowd. It seems natural then that he should play the lead
Young CriticFerdinand
Adapting a short story is more fit for a short film. This was what Disney did in 1938 with the story of “The Story of Ferdinand” into the Oscar winning short Ferdinand the Bull . It’s taken nearly 80 years until 21st Cen
Young CriticJustice League
Warner Brothers has not had the best of luck with its DC Cinematic Universe. Yes, there was that bright beacon that was Wonder Woman this spring, but the other outings: Man of Steel, Batman v. Superman, and Suicide Squa
Young Criticmother!
Psychological thrillers are hard to pull off. The film can either blow people’s mind, or fade with a whimper. Director Darren Arronofsky has been meddling with psychological thrillers throughout most of his filmography,
Young CriticThe Beguiled (2017)
Sofia Coppola is one of the most tonally distinct directors of today. Her first crop of films were incredibly original ( The Virgin Suicides, Lost in Translation ), and while her latest films ( The Bling Ring ) were equa
Young CriticDespicable Me 3
Illumination Entertainment is an absolute cash behemoth. They’ve only released seven films, but that has been enough to eclipse the likes of Dreamworks (which they bought through their parent company Universal) and becom
Young CriticThe Mummy (2017)
Another reboot, another studio setting up a cinematic universe; however I was very much excited for the newest iteration of The Mummy . Tom Cruise helms the feature, which will also introduce Universal’s “Dark Universe”
Young CriticBeatriz at Dinner
The problem with politics of today is that both sides of the spectrum see everything as black and white, there is hardly any middle ground left. Unfortunately, this can be seen transferring onto the film screen with poli
Young CriticMy Cousin Rachel
Let’s face it: Victorian era stories and films aren’t for everybody. It takes a lot of stamina to get through a Jane Austen novel or one of its film adaptations. Nevertheless, for those that do find the strength, the gen
Young CriticPirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
The Pirates of the Caribbean franchise is a phenomenon quite unlike any other. The films are a spinoff of a ride in Disney World, and they’ve gone on to rake over $3 billion over four movies. The fifth film in the franch
Young CriticAlien: Covenant
The 2012 film Prometheus was director Ridley Scott’s unofficial prequel to his masterpiece Alien . In the film he also took certain liberties since he was not tied down by any specific franchise lore; this led to an exp
Young CriticKing Arthur: Legend of the Sword
Guy Ritchie has a very unique style of directing, so that you can spot his films from a mile away. This was apparent in full bloom in his first successes such as Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrells and Snatch , and it
Young CriticThe Zookeeper's Wife
World War II is probably one of the most ubiquitous settings in cinema history. There is a seemingly endless stream of stories coming out every year about this time period. The most recent is The Zookeeper’s Wife , a mor
Young CriticT2 Trainspotting
Trainspotting was a stylistic and narrative surprise in 1996. It was the movie that essentially launched director Danny Boyle and actor Ewan McGregor’s careers. The film took a look at the working class lives of junkies
Young CriticLife
Space thrillers are always a good time, essentially because the feeling of isolation always works in building suspense. Life is pitched as a thriller but it ends up being more of a horror gore-fest… unfortunately. Life
Young CriticPower Rangers (2017)
The Power Rangers concept has gone a long way. They were originally simply a martial arts show from Japan. The American networks took the fight scenes and pieced them together with their own written narrative. There hav