Young CriticThe Killer
David Fincher's latest revels in the procedural precision of an assassin David Fincher is one of the few storytellers who is able to make you root for unabashed villains, from Frank Underwood in House of Cards (2013-2018
Reviews tagged: thriller
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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 CriticServant (Season 4)
The 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 CriticKnock at the Cabin
M. Night Shyamalan’s latest is taut if unmemorable M. Night Shyamalan went from Hollywood Golden Boy with hits like The Sixth Sense (1999) and Signs (2002), to punch-line with Avatar: The Last Airbender (2014) and After
Young CriticThe Menu
Mark Mylod’s thriller is deliciously taut Social messages are imbued in most films nowadays, but the horror genre seems to be the one most suited to bring it about. This has become increasingly popular after the success
Young CriticAndor (Season 1)
This spin-off of a spin-off ends up being a triumphant space spy thriller It’s hard to ground multi-entry blockbuster franchises, where fans expect explosive special effects and magnified stakes. And yet this is what Ton
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 CriticHalloween Ends
The final film of the new trilogy is the worst of the bunch Curiously the “planned” trilogies for revisited franchises in recent years have all be horrendously planned. From the recent trio of Star Wars movies, to the Ju
Young CriticSmile
An unexpected, winning horror film The allure that people have towards scary films is a fascinating one; we seek to be horrified for the sake of entertainment. This is most easily provoked in viewers using jump-scares, w
Young CriticBreaking
John Bodega delivers a career-best performance in this indictment of veterans’ treatment The United States has a number of shameless issues when compared to similar (and poorer) European nations, from gun culture to unat
Young CriticNope
Jordan Peele’s latest is entertaining, but fails to live up to the impossible expectations Jordan Peele’s one-two punch of Get Out (2017) and Us (2019) made him one of the most respected and promising directors of today.
Young CriticResurrection
Andrew Seman’s second feature is a bold yet inconsistent look at toxic relationships Toxic relationships are a complex subject whose discussions and experience are hard to talk about let alone depict in an empathic way.
Young CriticThe Black Phone
Scott Derrickson’s return to horror is a winningly creepy one Ethan Hawke is not the first performer you envision when you think of “versatile actor,” and yet the American actor has deftly shifted between genres with an
Young CriticMoon Knight
The Marvel Egyptian superhero is refreshingly averse from superheroing Marvel shows seem to be the place where the studio’ narrative exploration is taking place the most. The cinema-directed properties are increasingly p
Young CriticThe Batman
Matt 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 CriticScream (2022)
The 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 CriticThe 355
Simon Kinberg’s all-female spy thriller is hopelessly generic Women are seeing an increased representation in film genres that were previously barred to them. Although the action genre has been slower on the uptake, ther
Young CriticNightmare Alley
Guillermo Del Toro’s follow-up to his Best Picture winner is a bold new step in the director’s filmograph Guillermo del Toro is a director like few others, that has imprinted such a unique style on his pictures that you
Young CriticMoney Heist (Season 5, Part 2)
The (seeming) conclusion to the pioneering series sleepwalks through its cliches It is suggested in the final scenes of Money Heist – Season 5: Part 2 (2021) that the global phenom has finally come to an end. I certainl
Young CriticLast Night in Soho
Edgar Wright's latest is more mature, but slightly flatter than his previous work Edgar Wright has been marked as one of the most talented and creative filmmakers working in the past two decades. He certainly made a mark
Young CriticTitane
Julia Ducournau's continues evolving her bold and disturbing style Creating provocative and shocking art is something that has slowly bled away from the film industry. With more blockbusters and less indies, the bold and
Young CriticLamb
This bizarre directing debut is fascinatingly original There are hints of a new wave of cinema coming from Scandinavia. There appears to be a fascination with the fable/fairytale given a modernist dark spin. Such was the
Young CriticNo Time to Die
Daniel Craig's final outing is an enjoyable if conventional Bond film After a five year wait many James Bond fans were eager to see Daniel Craig’s final outing as the character in April of 2020. However, as fate would ha
Young CriticMalignant
James Wan's return to horror delivers some great scares in a barebones narrative James Wan is most comfortable in horror. Despite having made some jumps to action blockbusters with Furious 7 (2015) and Aquaman (2018) the