Young CriticA heartwarming film that has no right being as good as it is. Hugh Jackman, Emma Thompson, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and a flock of sheep solve a murder mystery in rural England — and somehow deliver one of the most genuinely
Young CriticA somber Knives Out trades clever twists for faith and fatigue After creating a new charismatic detective to join the ranks of Hercule Poirot and Sherlock Holmes with the Southern-drawling Benoit Blanc, the unlikely fran
Young CriticBigger and busier, this sequel can’t recapture the original’s spark After the return of Bob Iger as Disney CEO, a pivot was made to make less quantity of content for the streamer Disney +, which had partially doomed his
Young CriticEthan Coen's latest solo effort is another half-baked noir After taking Hollywood by storm for decades as a filmmaking duo, the Coen brothers have been striking out solo in recent years. Joel directed his Shakespearean a
Young CriticBranagh's third iteration of Hercule Poirot continues to yield solid results Kenneth Branagh is quietly one of the most versatile and prolific directors of the last few decades. Starting in Shakespeare and moving into su
Young CriticThe culmination to the wobbly, but winning Apple TV horror series M. Night Shyamalan was one of the big “signings” by Apple TV, when it first launched its streaming service in 2019. The American director made his first f
Young CriticBenoit 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 CriticMaria 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 CriticPark 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 CriticMatt Reeves’ take on the caped crusader is a refreshingly engaging one The mark of a good storyteller is the ability to find something new in a worn-out trope. Storytelling is not so much qualified in what you are tellin
Young CriticThe long-awaited video-game adaptation is generically enjoyable The video game production company Naughty Dog has prided itself in delivering some of the highest quality games in recent years, both in terms of gameplay a
Young CriticKenneth Branagh's latest Agatha Christie novel is once again unbalanced Kenneth Branagh is an admirable director in how easily he is able to flit between blockbusters ( Thor (2011)), mid-budget films ( Murder on the Orie
Young CriticThe newest Scream follows too-similar tropes Wes Craven is one of the few filmmakers who can say they have been monumental in constructing a genre. Horror can’t be understood without the original ideas of A Nightmare on
Young CriticRian 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 CriticActor Edward Norton had only directed one film, Keeping the Faith (2000), nearly two decades ago. The film flew under the radar for the most part, but it is Norton’s second film that brings about a more ambitious vision:
Young CriticWhenever a movie has its release date pushed back, you can already begin to smell problems. Be it because the studio wants to cover its losses after seeing the finished product, moving it to less competitive date, or to
Young CriticA rumor has gone around Hollywood actresses, that in order to get awards attention you have to make yourself ugly. This seemed to be a pattern with the Oscars awarded to Charlize Theron for Monster and Halle Berry for M
Young CriticLisbeth Salander is one of the few modern-day realist superheroes. The literary character, created by the late Stieg Larsson, has become a beacon for both female empowerment, as well as a voice and rage for introverts. A
Young CriticGiven the digital revolution of the last 20 years, it was a matter of time before we got a film set entirely on characters’ computer screens. That was the film Unfriended back in 2014, the horror film spawned a sequel th
Young CriticTo 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 CriticLara 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 CriticKenneth Branagh has always been a fan of classics. His career has been littered early on by Shakespeare productions both on the stage and on the screen, and his directing career has taken him to adaptations of classic st
Young CriticBlade Runner wasn’t a hit when it came out. In fact, it was a box office flop; it was only in VHS sales that it gained a cult following to the point that it was claimed a classic in latter decades. The film explored what
Young CriticTaylor Sheridan has been on a roll. His last two screenplays where greatly acclaimed: Sicario and Hell or Highwater (the latter for which he was nominated for an Oscar). The screenwriter (and occasional actor) has final