Young CriticThe Mule
Clint Eastwood is a machine. The man as a director has made 40 films in the last 47 years, with two alone coming out this year. In the first half of the year we got the bland 15:17 to Paris which recreated the foiling o
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Young CriticGreen Book
Filmmakers and performers in comedy are people you should never underestimate in producing drama. Certainly in recent years we’ve seen some notable jumps from campy comedy movies to some of the best dramatic pictures of
Young CriticAt Eternity's Gate
A figure such as Vincent Van Gogh is hard to capture in film. The pioneering painter had such a complicated life and artistic process that a simple chronological biopic would not do him justice. An animated picture last
Young CriticOutlaw King
Historical epics are hard to get right, if you’re chronicling the life of a rebel, like Mel Gibson did in Braveheart , it’s hard to strike the right balance between injustice by the oppressors, and downright caricature.
Young CriticBohemian Rhapsody
Sometimes 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 CriticBoy Erased
Dramas 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 CriticThe Old Man and the Gun
Robert 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 CriticCan You Ever Forgive Me?
Melissa 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 CriticFirst Man
To 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 CriticWhite Boy Rick
There 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 CriticBlacKkKlansman
Spike 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 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 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 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 CriticThe Disaster Artist
The 2003 film The Room is widely considered the worst movie ever made. Many dubbed it as “the Citizen Kane of bad movies.” The incredible character of Tommy Wiseau is the writer, director, and star of this film; his jour
Young CriticMarshall
Chadwick Boseman is one of the top actors working today. He’s made a name for himself in the biographical genre, breaking big in the Jackie Robinson drama 42 and then later going on to play James Brown in Get On Up . Wi
Young CriticBattle of the Sexes
Billie Jean King is a tennis legend. Her exploits in the sport are well-known to avid fans, but she will likely stand out to the rest of the general public as one of the participants in the Battle of the Sexes, which sou
Young CriticAmerican Made
There are many true stories that leave many in disbelief at how fate works. One of those incredible stories is that of Barry Seal, an American pilot who in the 70s and 80s worked with some of the most important historica
Young CriticStronger
The Boston Marathon Bombing of 2013 was an incredibly impactful moment for many Americans. The stories revolving around the tragedy flitted through social media for months, one of them being that of a man named Carlos he
Young CriticThe Big Sick
Comedy is really hard. It’s a genre in cinema that is incredibly underappreciated, and yet making people laugh indirectly through a screen is one of the hardest feats any artist will ever undertake. As for finding a good
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