Young CriticAnother bland and boring comedy from Ben Falcone and Melissa McCarthy The collaboration between Ben Falcone and Melissa McCarthy (who are also a married couple), has helped shoot the latter into the stratosphere of stard
Young CriticA groundbreaking and hypocritically conventional Christmas movie Christmas films have largely retained the traditionally conservative values that the religious roots of the holiday suggest. From the championing of family
Young CriticA thrilling if barebones sophomore outing from Aneesh Chaganty Seeing the sophomore outing of directors that surprised with their first film, is perhaps even more important as an indicator to future spoils. Aneesh Chagan
Young CriticSofia Coppola partners with Apple in an enjoyable, if socially incongruous film Apple has been making a heavy investment in producing visual content. This has been most prominent on the television side, with blockbuster
Young CriticSacha Baron Cohen's secret sequel proves to live up to the original Sacha Baron Cohen has been pushing the boundaries of comedy, documentary, and filmmaking like no artist has done, not only in years, but perhaps ever. T
Young CriticThe Gloria Steinem biopic and its ideological ambitions are constrained by its cinematic format Gloria Steinem has involuntarily become a cultural icon in the United States, specifically thanks to her feminist activism f
Young CriticAaron Sorkin's sophomore directional outing is a well-balanced and scarily relevant film Aaron Sorkin is the latest filmmaker to be nabbed by Netflix after the talented likes of Alfonso Cuaron, Martin Scorsese, Noah Baum
Young CriticThe Sherlock Holmes spin-off works better as a family film than a canon story The Sherlock Holmes IP has allowed a steady production of adaptations since Sir Arthur Conan Doyle first published his mystery entries in the
Young CriticA dark film with deft criticism of religion is hindered by its sprawling story Netflix seems to become bolder as the years go by in greenlighting its films. With the touchy subject of religion, Netflix was already consum
Young CriticCharlie Kauffman's latest dives even further into the surreal and abstract Charlie Kauffman has been keeping viewers on their toes since his first screenplays. The American writer-director’s films are always unexpected a
Young CriticNetflix's newest action flick disappoints with ubiquitous inconsistencies Netflix has proven in the last couple of years to be a heavy investor in original content, some of this has paid off with films that would otherwi
Young CriticA nostalgic and refreshing sci-fi film The sci-fi genre has quickly devolved in recent decades into one filled with explosions and action, and few and far in between are there films that use such a genre to question cert
Young CriticA new and emotionally involving take on the time-loop concept The time-loop concept in film is one that has been exploited in many different genres, from the original blockbuster comedy Groundhog Day (1993), it was recen
Young CriticA unique and competently explored concept The concept of immortality is one that human beings have been exploring and pondering since our first consciousness. It has been infused in religion, science, and, of course, the
Young CriticTangled and indecisive direction waters down this true story After the fall of the Berlin Wall, it seemed that all Communist governments would fall; that was mostly the case around the world except for a few notable exce
Young CriticThe 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 CriticIn an era of extreme racial tensions, the voices of black artists are more needed than ever. Therefore, it was a godsend to have a new Spike Lee film debut on Netflix. The veteran American filmmaker had “returned to form
Young CriticThe action movie genre used to be the biggest draw in cinemas, however, with the rise of the superhero subgenre the more classic shoot-em-ups have been slowly fading in the background, finding a home in straight-to-video
Young CriticDisney has had a largely successful track-record when creating satisfying blockbusters. Whether from beloved existing material, or a pairing with original filmmakers, there are rare misses with this roadmap. The highest
Young CriticThe 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 CriticThe politics of the Vatican are a fascinating subject to dive into. And yet a lot of filmmakers are still afraid of touching such a sensitive subject for over 1 billion believers worldwide. However, there have been succe
Young CriticDivorce is an arduous emotional process. Such a subject would seem ripe to place on screen, except that the animosity exemplified by each side towards the other is hard to place objectively. This was why Kramer vs. Krame
Young CriticWhen one thinks of the “gangster” film, one think Martin Scorsese; the American director has produced some of the classics of the genre. His last film Silence (2016) was a bit of a slog and couldn’t have been further fro
Young CriticIt’s curious, a couple of years ago the jump from TV to film would be the sign of big things to come: bigger budget, higher audience reach, etc. However, as TV and streaming have exploded in the past five years, this jum