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La La Land is Overrated

December 13, 2016May 10, 2021 Courtney Young83 Comments
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La La Land is one of the most over-hyped and overrated movies of 2016.

Posted in ReviewsTagged Damien Chazelle, emma stone, LaLaLand, overrated movies, reviews, Ryan Gosling

My Favorite Things About Scrooged

December 5, 2016May 12, 2021 Courtney Young18 Comments

A look at five of my favorite things about the movie Scrooged!

Posted in Lists, ReviewsTagged Bill Murray, Christmas Movies, Favorite Things of Scrooged, Movie Reviews, Scrooged

The Edge of Seventeen: A Review of Teen Angst

November 29, 2016September 27, 2024 Courtney Young22 Comments
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The Edge of Seventeen is being called a "teen-angst masterpiece," but this darkly comical coming-of-age portrait of youth is a walk in the park in comparison to my teenage years

Posted in ReviewsTagged coming of age movies, Edge of Seventeen, Hailee Steinfeld, Kelly Fremon Craig, movies, teen angst

Arrival is Year’s Best Sci-Fi

November 23, 2016May 7, 2021 Courtney Young43 Comments

Arrival is the most cerebral experience of 2016, and the intimate nature of the film has everything to do with that.

Posted in ReviewsTagged Amy Adams, Arrival, reviews, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction

7 Great Actress Roles Oscars Forgot

November 11, 2016May 10, 2021 Robin Write17 Comments

Get acquainted with these Oscar-neglected performances by extremely talented women.

Posted in Award Season, ListsTagged Academy Awards, Actresses, movies, Oscar snubs

7 Great Actor Roles Oscars Forgot

November 7, 2016 Robin Write14 Comments

I picked 7 actresses and 7 actors from the array of many that the Oscars seem to have forgot. Let's save the dominant of the species til last and start with the men.

Posted in Award Season, ListsTagged Academy Awards, Actors, Harry Dean Stanton, movies, Paul Giamatti, Robert Duvall

Review: Moonlight is the Best Movie of 2016

October 19, 2016May 10, 2021 Courtney Young21 Comments

Moonlight brings the internal struggle of being a gay black man in America out of the shadows by shining a light on the concept of masculinity within the context of personal identity.

Posted in ReviewsTagged #OscarsSoWhite, Barry Jenkins, LGBT Movies, Mahershala Ali, MOONLIGHT, oscars 2017

7 LGBT Films You Haven’t Seen… But Should!

October 4, 2016May 10, 2021 Robin Write13 Comments

Here are 7 LGBT Films You Haven't Seen... But Should!

Posted in ListsTagged LGBT, LGBT Movies, movies

The Magnificent Seven is a Great Remake

September 28, 2016May 12, 2021 Courtney Young11 Comments

It's been 56 years since Yul Brynner and Steve McQueen burst onto the screen introducing a generation to one of the greatest Westerns of all time. Now, director Antoine Funque (Training Day) has decided to resurrect a nearly extinct genre for a new generation of cowboys.

Posted in ReviewsTagged Ethan Hawke, magnificent seven remake, movie remakes, reviews, The Magnificent Seven, Western

10 Movie Blogs You Should Be Following

September 26, 2016May 7, 2021 Courtney Young34 Comments

Here's a list of top 10 movie blogs you should be following.

Posted in ListsTagged Film Critics, film twitter, Follow, Movie Bloggers, movie writers

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