Zach Youngs

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Chasing the Gold: Best Picture Needs Some Action

If there is one film to thank for expanding the Best Picture category, it's The Dark Knight. Praise for the film was nearly universal, from technical wizardry to tremendous performances. Yet, with...

Chasing the Gold: Zendaya Becomes Major Best Actress Challenger

The film landscape has changed so much in recent years that a film and a performance, with the right narrative, can be a contender long into award season. Voters seem to have...

Movie Review: ‘The Garfield Movie’ is Lazy, Standard Family Fare

Director: Mark DindalWriters: Paul A. Kaplan, Mark Torgrove, David ReynoldsStars: Chris Pratt, Samuel L. Jackson, Hannah Waddingham Synopsis: After Garfield's unexpected reunion with his long-lost father, ragged alley cat Vic, he and...

Movie Review: ‘Babes’ are the Best Buddies in Years

Director: Pamela AdlonWriters: Ilana Glazer, Josh RabinowitzStars: Ilana Glazer, Michelle Buteau, Hasan Minhaj Synopsis: It tells the story of Eden who becomes pregnant from a one-night-stand and leans on her married best friend...

Movie Review: ‘Poolman’ is a Disaster Better Off Down The Drain

Director: Chris PineWriters: Chris Pine, Ian GotlerStars: Chris Pine, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Danny DeVito Synopsis: Darren Barrenman is an unwavering optimist and native Angeleno who spends his days looking after the pool of...

Chasing the Gold: Best Original Screenplay is Full of Dark Horses and ‘Challengers’

Late winter and early spring are often a time when studios will toss films that aren't summer blockbusters, four quadrant pleasers, or fall prestige dramas into theaters and hope they stick. Many...

Chasing The Gold: Best Picture Outlook

Unlike in many other years, 2024 starts with a slate of films that were in Best Picture conversations last year. Films that had solid release dates and critical anticipation were removed from...

Op-Ed: Masculinity and the Modern Mann

There's a thrill to being a kid and playing cops and robbers. It's black and white, good and bad, law and chaos. The game rarely has subtlety on the surface. Sure, many...

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