Young CriticDream Scenario
Nicolas Cage's latest delivers an intriguing and refreshingly original film Nicolas Cage has recently used his star power to shine the light on daring up and coming filmmakers, bringing truly original ideas to the screen
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Emerald Fennell's sophomore film is boldly captivating With Emerald Fennel bursting onto the directing scene with Promising Young Woman (2020), it was inevitable for an immense anticipation for her sophomore follow-up to
Young CriticNext Goal Wins
Taika Waititi's predictable sports film is weighed down by too many jokes Taika Waititi has deftly flitted between multiple mediums in a short amount of time, he’s quietly become a TV mogul, heralding three shows at the
Young CriticThe Marvels
The latest from Marvel is its most generic yet The Marvel Cinematic Universe is sorely lost. The pioneering “shared universe” idea that found individual films build upon a larger interconnected story (a structure stolen
Young CriticThe Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
Wes Anderson's first in a series of Roald Dahl shorts is him at his best Despite a seeming set style and tone in his filmmaking, Wes Anderson has proved adept at flitting between film forms. He’s been incredibly successf
Young CriticDumb Money
Craig Gillespie's adaptation of the GameStop craze is hilariously comprehensive The GameStop stock craze of 2021 was a frenzy that was ripe for satire and comedy, yet few thought there would be a cinematic biopsy so soon
Young CriticBottoms
Emma Seligman's sophomore outing is another astonishingly bold comedy Emma Seligman and Rachel Sennott are two of the most exciting rising talents in Hollywood. They wowed indie film fans with their debut Shiva Baby (202
Young CriticBlue Beetle
The latest from DC works better as a film about family than super-heroes Super-hero fatigue is real. Despite the genre trying to find new juice to squeeze out of its over-exploited characters, it’s finding it harder to n
Young CriticBarbie
Greta Gerwig's feminist and magical realist take on the toy is fun and insightful Greta Gerwig is living the director’s dream of flitting from vastly different projects and preventing viewers or studios from pinning her
Young CriticTheater Camp
The loving tribute to theater is a solid directing debut from Molly Gordon and Nick Lieberman Theater holds a special place in many actors’ hearts; it is usually the medium through which many performing artists first exp
Young CriticAsteroid City
Wes Anderson's latest is a return to strong form It has been some time since Wes Anderson became a genre unto himself, with his quirky dialogue, meticulous editing, and symmetrical cinematography. However, the American d
Young CriticNo Hard Feelings
Jennifer Lawrence's romantic comedy is creepy and bland Romantic comedies are having an irregular time at the box office. 2022 had surprising box office hits like The Lost City (2022) and Ticket to Paradise (2022), but a
Young CriticBlackberry
The most recent film about over-ambitious entrepreneurs is winning and comprehensive There seems to be a new thematic fascination in film and television within the last two years: over-ambitious entrepreneurs. Many proje
Young CriticAre You There God? It’s Me, Margaret
The groundbreaking novel gets a straightforward and endearing adaptation Judy Blume has been leading a bold yet unassuming revolution in the literary world with her books regarding women’s menstruation, sexuality, and pu
Young CriticFast X
The latest in the Fast saga plays it safe, but introduces and electric villain No movie captured the current state of American society better than Vice (), which in its final scene had Democrats and Trump supporters at e
Young CriticGuardians of the Galaxy vol. 3
James Gunn's last Marvel film caps a solid trilogy While the Marvel Cinematic Universe seems to be unraveling before our eyes, with each interconnected film flopping around for a reason to exist, the jump into a comforta
Young CriticRenfield
This original new take on Dracula devolves into a generic action-comedy Dracula has been done to death (pardon the pun) on screen, with so many iterations and variations on the concept that it’s hard to keep up. Neverthe
Young CriticBeau is Afraid
Ari Aster's latest is an overly-ambitious surrealist film Ari Aster was part of an exciting crop of new horror filmmakers alongside Robert Eggers and Mike Flannagan, who seemed to be redefining the genre with bold new br
Young CriticDungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
The board game adaptation is surprisingly entertaining The “Dungeons & Dragons” boardgame had a bit of a revival in the mid-2010s as 80s nostalgia was running high. It was featured heavily in the first season of Stranger
Young CriticShazam! Fury of the Gods
The sequel to the charming original surrenders into generic superhero territory Through the chaos of the Warner Media merger with Discovery, the superhero extended universe of DC has been scrapped, to be restarted from s
Young CriticCocaine Bear
Elizabeth Banks' take on the bonkers concept is a muddled and uninvolving affair Elizabeth Banks is, quietly, one of the most versatile and consistent actresses working in the last two decades. From comedies like Wet Hot
Young CriticM3GAN
This January horror movie is surprisingly competent Jason Blum and James Wan have dominated the horror genre for the past decade. Thus, to see them team up presages an intriguing film to come. However, when that film is
Young CriticGlass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Benoit Blanc’s new adventure proves blander than the first Knives Out (2019) burst through the scene to revive the murder mystery sub-genre that Kenneth Branagh had been attempting to with his remakes of Agatha Christie
Young CriticThe Banshees of Inisherin
Martin McDonagh’s latest is an impactful deconstruction of conflict Why are there wars and seemingly unbridgeable conflicts? The breakdown that political analysts and historians could give you can seem endless, and yet a