Young CriticIrresistible
A messy and cliché-ridden film mocks the two sides it's attempting to bring together The 2016 election was such a seismic shock to much of the American populace, that it was never in doubt that it would be milked for fil
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Young CriticEurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
The Eurovision song contest is a huge event in Europe, giving it the size and spectacle of a big sporting event. However, outside of the Old Continent the competition is barely known. An attempt to bridge the American ig
Young CriticThe King of Staten Island
Pete Davidson has been a celebrity on the rise, both for his biting stand-up comedy as well as for his dating life. However, the Saturday Night Live (1975-) cast member has also become known for a troubling upbringing, m
Young CriticThe Lovebirds
The Big Sick (2017) turned out to be one of the breakout comedies of the last couple of years. The film was able to bring about the star-making performances from Zoe Kazan and Kumail Nanjiani, as well as showcasing a new
Young CriticSonic the Hedgehog
The video game industry continues to be the leader in growth in the entertainment industry, far outpacing any other sector. It thus makes sense that film studios (struggling for declining movie attendance) want to adapt
Young CriticDownhill
Despite Parasite (2019) winning the Oscar for Best Picture, Americans still find it extremely hard to watch a foreign film. While we might hopefully not be getting a Parasite remake (there is an HBO series in the works,
Young CriticBirds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn
The idea of blockbuster films being led by women both in front as well as behind the camera seems to slowly be settling as a non-pioneering norm. Wonder Woman (2017) was able to do an incredible amount of glass-ceiling s
Young CriticThe Gentlemen
Guy Ritchie’s first two films, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) and Snatch (2000) burst onto the screen announcing an electric and witty new director. However, with such newfound promise and success, Ritchie in
Young CriticBad Boys for Life
It’s surprising to think about, but Bad Boys (1995) proved to be a milestone in modern cinema, launching the careers of both director Michael Bay as well as Will Smith as an action star. The two men would go on to domina
Young CriticKnives Out
Rian Johnson is creating a reputation for playing with a genre’s expectations. He deeply infuriated the Star Wars fanbase with his bold Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017) and has moved on to the fading murder
Young CriticCharlie's Angels (2019)
Charlie’s Angels (1976-1981) was one of the few properties from the past that empowered women, while at the same time taking advantage of a bit of objectification. The property was exploited with good awareness of its ca
Young CriticJojo Rabbit
Nazism is a very touchy subject, even nearly 80 years after its downfall. To take on the Third Reich in a filmic comedy, with Hitler as a little boy’s imaginary friend: that is a whole different echelon of risk. Kiwi dir
Young CriticLast Christmas
As November begins so does the Christmas selling campaign, which includes the annual slew of Christmas movies. For a couple of years there have been no real hits in this genre, with most flicks playing it safe. However,
Young CriticParasite
Bong Joon Ho is probably the most internationally renowned Korean director of today; having exploited his early successes in Korea like The Host (2006) with some American productions like Snowpiercer (2013) and Okja (201
Young CriticZombieland: Double Tap
The zombie genre has had an explosive pop-culture run in the past decade and a half. Films, comics, and especially TV, with the blockbuster The Walking Dead (2010-), have capitalized on a surprising demand for the dead.
Young CriticThe Laundromat
There is a subtle through-line in most of Steven Soderbergh’s films that relates to the abuse of power. This was certainly the case in Erin Brockovich (2000), Traffic (2000), The Informant! (2009), and even his Ocean’s t
Young CriticReady or Not
Fables are the oldest method of teaching lessons to kids and adults alike. As storytelling has developed over humanity’s existence, the art of the narrative has grown more complex with fables alongside. Teaching lessons
Young CriticGood Boys
The coming-of-age R-rated comedy is a niche film category that is slowly gaining more members. This summer alone the great Booksmart (2019) was a welcome addition, and Good Boys (2019), centering on a much younger age gr
Young CriticFast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
The phenomenon of the Fast and Furious movies is unlike anything seen in cinema apart from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The franchise has become so successful; producers don’t know what to do with it. The most recent f
Young CriticOnce Upon a Time in Hollywood
The culture of violence is one that is ubiquitous everywhere in the world, Kubrick himself showed the longevity of such intraspecies violence with his famous “bone” sequence in 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968). However, viol
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Richard Curtis is one of the few screenwriters left that can genuinely craft an original idea and get the funding to make it. His romantic comedies of the 90s and the early 2000s were impactful for their unique concepts
Young CriticLate Night
The Late Night world of American television is one of the most cut-throat areas of Hollywood and show business. The likes have been parodied in shows such as 30 Rock (2006-2013) and The Larry Sanders Show (1992-1998); bo
Young CriticMen in Black: International
It has to take a big flop for movie studios to stop making a franchise, even if that means sapping the life out of a beloved world. Men in Black (1997) had been a fun and surprising hit, whose subsequent sequels in 2002
Young CriticThe Dead Don't Die
The zombie genre has been surprisingly flexible to infuse symbolism. Since the mainstream launch of the genre with George Romero’s Night of the Living Dead (1968) the genre has explored the fear that people had with infe