Young CriticNapoleon
Ridley Scott's take on the historical character is technically astounding if narratively shallow Apple Studios seem to be one of the few still shelling out big money for the type of cinematic epics that have gone the way
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Young CriticThe Holdovers
Alexander Payne's latest is a heartwarming and irresistible new holiday classic Nostalgia is easy to create in movies; you put up some musical queues and reference popular culture of the time and you instantly have viewe
Young CriticPriscilla
Sofia Coppola's latest brings a more complex take on the famous relationship Despite growing older, Sofia Coppola has retained the ability to capture the perspective of adolescent girls. From her breakout in The Virgin S
Young CriticKillers of the Flower Moon
Martin Scorsese delivers a great take on the American tragedy Many films have tried to capture the “essence of America” and arguably a few have been able to, from The Godfather (1972), to The Will Be Blood (2007), or Do
Young CriticStrange Way of Life
Almodovar's second English-language short is a bold foray into a new genre The natural path for many cinematic artists is shorts to TV to film, albeit the path has somewhat changed in the last decade to shorts to film to
Young CriticOppenheimer
Christopher Nolan's latest is a true cinematic achievement Christopher Nolan has been a filmmaker fascinated with time, physics, and quantum mechanics. It is thus not surprising that he would fall into making a film abou
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 CriticGuy Ritchie's The Covenant
The British director's latest is a rare winning modern war film After the disastrous US Army withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021, stories about the unpaid debts that the Americans had with tens of thousands of int
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 CriticThe Last of Us (Season 1)
The newest videogame adaptation is one of the best series in recent years The narrative has always been that cinematic video-game adaptations have never worked, that there is a “curse” on those who seek to make this arti
Young CriticCorsage
Krieps shines in yet another take of Empress Sisi Thanks in part to the #MeToo era, dissociative feminist stories have been on the rise, showing female existential dread taken with panache. This has mostly been seen in s
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This Polish film tilts more to cynicism than cuteness Using an animal to tell a picaresque story is something that filmmakers have successfully done from Au hasard Balthazar (1966) to War Horse (2011). The rather neutral
Young CriticWomen Talking
Sarah Polley delivers a powerfully stimulating thought piece Analyzing and debating about patriarchal societies and how we should consider our role and options within them is a dense and unwieldy subject that would prov
Young CriticEmpire of Light
Olivia Coleman is insuperable in Sam Mendes’ new film Sam Mendes has always been fascinated with loneliness, though his films have tended to be focused on male protagonists, be it with Skyfall (2012), Road to Perdition (
Young CriticThe Whale
Aronofsky’s latest has Brendan Fraser deliver the performance of his career Darren Aronofsky has always been a director fascinated with the grand and epic internal journeys. He loosely adapted “the Bible” with Mother! (2
Young CriticThe Fabelmans
Spielberg’s most personal film, is disappointingly distant Spielberg is always amongst the names debated when discussing who is the greatest director of all time. Spielberg has made films ranging from the scary ( Jaws (1
Young CriticShe Said
Maria Schrader’s investigative reporters film is a competently gripping watch The #MeToo movement was sparked by several societal factors, from the rise of misogynistic political figures like Donald Trump, to the reckoni
Young CriticArmageddon Time
James Gray’s film fails at connecting viewers to its protagonist James Gray has focused his films on characters with a deep internal turmoil. He’s frequently set these characters against colorful backdrops, such as 1920s
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
Young CriticDecision to Leave
Park Chan-wook’s latest is a carefully curated detective drama with a lackluster romance Irrational relationships have been a focus and fascination of many filmmakers through history; how can, against all logic, emotions
Young CriticTár
Todd Fields return delivers an engrossing character study The debate of how one should separate art from the artist is one that has taken on a new meaning as cancel culture has spread amongst the western world. If someon
Young CriticBlonde
The Marilyn Monroe biopic is cripplingly misguided Despite the Golden Age Hollywood that was sold to viewers in the 1940s and 1950s, an underlying darkness helped power the entertainment world at that time. This system o
Young CriticDon't Worry Darling
Olivia Wilde’s sophmore outing is a disappointing thriller Olivia Wilde burst onto the directing scene with her breakout comedy Booksmart (2019), the hilarious female twist on the Superbad (2007) formula. Her follow-up f