Zach Youngs

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Classic Movie Review: ‘The Hurt Locker’ is Still Tense and Emotional

Director:  Kathryn BigelowWriter: Mark BoalStars: Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty Synopsis: During the Iraq War, a Sergeant recently assigned to an army bomb squad is put at odds with his squad mates...

Classic Movie Review: ‘North By Northwest’ is An Unqualified Triumph

Director: Alfred HitchcockWriter: Ernest LehmanStars: Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason Synopsis: A New York City advertising executive goes on the run after being mistaken for a government agent by a group...

Chasing The Gold: Best Original Screenplay is a Clash of Philosophies

Amidst the stilted strangeness of each piece of the triptych that makes up Kinds of Kindness, there's a point when the audience's confused, uncomfortable laughter turns into genuine gasps of surprise. Even...

Chasing the Gold: Best Picture May Come Down to a Clash of Westerns

The Western is an ever-evolving genre. It's a genre that built the myths of Manifest Destiny into sacrosanct lore. It's a genre that lends itself to people taming and settling in a...

Chasing The Gold: Julia Louis-Dreyfus Deserves Her Oscar Moment

The Academy likes a performer who takes a swing. Someone who comes in and puts something unexpected into a role is much more likely to stick in voters’ minds. Audiences and voters...

Chasing the Gold: Best Editing Shouldn’t Cut Out ‘The Fall Guy’

Editing is what makes movies really come to life. A static shot or a tracking shot can evoke a lot of emotion or wizardry when it comes to staging a scene, but...

Chasing the Gold: Best Original Screenplay Should See the TV Glow

An original film can be anything from a new way to tell an old story to something entirely out there and unique. The out-of-there films should be far more represented by the...

Movie Review: ‘Ghostlight’ is an Astonishing Creation

Directors: Kelly O'Sullivan, Alex ThompsonWriter: Kelly O'SullivanStars: Keith Kupferer, Katherine Mallen Kupferer, Tara Mallen Synopsis: When a construction worker unexpectedly joins a local theater's production of Romeo and Juliet, the drama onstage...

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