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HousekeepingCate YoungMay 18, 2020Essays, Housekeeping

All I Wanted Was A Home Of My Own

HousekeepingCate YoungMay 18, 2020Essays, Housekeeping
All I Wanted Was A Home Of My Own
Film/TV CriticismCate YoungMarch 30, 2019Reviews, Criticism, Television, HBO, True Detective, Mahershala Ali, Race Relations, Pop Culture

“True Detective”Deftly Tackles Race But Leaves Women Behind

Film/TV CriticismCate YoungMarch 30, 2019Reviews, Criticism, Television, HBO, True Detective, Mahershala Ali, Race Relations, Pop Culture
“True Detective”Deftly Tackles Race But Leaves Women Behind
Culture CriticismCate YoungFebruary 19, 2019Editorials, Trinidad and Tobago, Feminism

On Farmer Nappy, "Hookin Meh" and a Culture of Entitlement

Culture CriticismCate YoungFebruary 19, 2019Editorials, Trinidad and Tobago, Feminism
On Farmer Nappy, "Hookin Meh" and a Culture of Entitlement
HousekeepingCate YoungDecember 31, 2018Personal Essays, Professional Goals, Year In Review, Housekeeping

A Brief Reflection On Personal and Professional Success and Failure in 2018

HousekeepingCate YoungDecember 31, 2018Personal Essays, Professional Goals, Year In Review, Housekeeping
A Brief Reflection On Personal and Professional Success and Failure in 2018
Film/TV CriticismCate YoungDecember 30, 2018Movie Reviews, Movies, Year In Review, Pop Culture, Criticism

The 10 Best Films of 2018 (In No Particular Order)

Film/TV CriticismCate YoungDecember 30, 2018Movie Reviews, Movies, Year In Review, Pop Culture, Criticism
The 10 Best Films of 2018 (In No Particular Order)
Film/TV CriticismCate YoungNovember 30, 20183 Stars, Movie Reviews, Movies, NaNoWriMo, NaNoWriMo 2018, Netflix, Robert Redford, Jane Fonda

"Our Souls At Night" Is A Quiet Film About A Second Chance Love

Film/TV CriticismCate YoungNovember 30, 20183 Stars, Movie Reviews, Movies, NaNoWriMo, NaNoWriMo 2018, Netflix, Robert Redford, Jane Fonda
"Our Souls At Night" Is A Quiet Film About A Second Chance Love
Film/TV CriticismCate YoungNovember 29, 2018Disney, Animation, Movie Reviews, Movies, NaNoWriMo, NaNoWriMo 2018, Criticism, 4 Stars, Pop Culture, Essays, Feminism, Toxic Masculinity

“Ralph Breaks The Internet” Tells A Necessary Story About Friendship

Film/TV CriticismCate YoungNovember 29, 2018Disney, Animation, Movie Reviews, Movies, NaNoWriMo, NaNoWriMo 2018, Criticism, 4 Stars, Pop Culture, Essays, Feminism, Toxic Masculinity
“Ralph Breaks The Internet” Tells A Necessary Story About Friendship
Film/TV CriticismCate YoungNovember 28, 2018Netflix, Comedies, Movie Reviews, Movies, NaNoWriMo, NaNoWriMo 2018, Criticism, 3 Stars, Foreign Films, Pop Culture

"The Tribe" Is A Fun Comedy About Strength In Numbers

Film/TV CriticismCate YoungNovember 28, 2018Netflix, Comedies, Movie Reviews, Movies, NaNoWriMo, NaNoWriMo 2018, Criticism, 3 Stars, Foreign Films, Pop Culture
"The Tribe" Is A Fun Comedy About Strength In Numbers
Film/TV CriticismCate YoungNovember 27, 2018NaNoWriMo, NaNoWriMo 2018, Criticism, Movie Reviews, Movies, 5 Stars, Netflix, Drama, Pop Culture, Reviews, Foreign Films

“Nothing To Hide” Makes Its Simple Premise Work

Film/TV CriticismCate YoungNovember 27, 2018NaNoWriMo, NaNoWriMo 2018, Criticism, Movie Reviews, Movies, 5 Stars, Netflix, Drama, Pop Culture, Reviews, Foreign Films
“Nothing To Hide” Makes Its Simple Premise Work
Film/TV CriticismCate YoungNovember 26, 2018Foreign Films, NaNoWriMo, NaNoWriMo 2018, Criticism, Movie Reviews, Movies, Netflix, 4 Stars, Pop Culture, Reviews, RomComs, Essays

"I Am Not An Easy Man" Skewers Masculinity, But Leaves Femininity Unexamined

Film/TV CriticismCate YoungNovember 26, 2018Foreign Films, NaNoWriMo, NaNoWriMo 2018, Criticism, Movie Reviews, Movies, Netflix, 4 Stars, Pop Culture, Reviews, RomComs, Essays
"I Am Not An Easy Man" Skewers Masculinity, But Leaves Femininity Unexamined
Film/TV CriticismCate YoungNovember 25, 2018Criticism, Movie Reviews, Movies, NaNoWriMo, NaNoWriMo 2018, Harry Potter, 2 Stars, Drama, Reviews, Pop Culture, Essays

"The Crimes of Grindelwald" Despises Harry Potter Canon

Film/TV CriticismCate YoungNovember 25, 2018Criticism, Movie Reviews, Movies, NaNoWriMo, NaNoWriMo 2018, Harry Potter, 2 Stars, Drama, Reviews, Pop Culture, Essays
"The Crimes of Grindelwald" Despises Harry Potter Canon
Film/TV CriticismCate YoungNovember 15, 20184 Stars, Movie Reviews, Movies, Netflix, NaNoWriMo, NaNoWriMo 2018, Thrillers, Feminism, Sex Work, Sexuality, Technology, Thriller, Reviews

“CAM” Is A Thriller For The Digital Age

Film/TV CriticismCate YoungNovember 15, 20184 Stars, Movie Reviews, Movies, Netflix, NaNoWriMo, NaNoWriMo 2018, Thrillers, Feminism, Sex Work, Sexuality, Technology, Thriller, Reviews
“CAM” Is A Thriller For The Digital Age
Film/TV CriticismCate YoungNovember 14, 20184 Stars, NaNoWriMo 2018, NaNoWriMo, Movie Reviews, Movies, Netflix, Rooney Mara, Criticism, Drama, Reviews, Pop Culture, Essays

Abuse, Resentment and Memory Collide In “Una”

Film/TV CriticismCate YoungNovember 14, 20184 Stars, NaNoWriMo 2018, NaNoWriMo, Movie Reviews, Movies, Netflix, Rooney Mara, Criticism, Drama, Reviews, Pop Culture, Essays
Abuse, Resentment and Memory Collide In “Una”
Film/TV CriticismCate YoungNovember 13, 20185 Stars, Criticism, Movie Reviews, Movies, NaNoWriMo, NaNoWriMo 2018, Thrillers, John Cho, Reviews, Thriller, Pop Culture, Representation, Technology

"Searching" Is The Ideal 21st Century Thriller

Film/TV CriticismCate YoungNovember 13, 20185 Stars, Criticism, Movie Reviews, Movies, NaNoWriMo, NaNoWriMo 2018, Thrillers, John Cho, Reviews, Thriller, Pop Culture, Representation, Technology
"Searching" Is The Ideal 21st Century Thriller
Film/TV CriticismCate YoungNovember 12, 20183 Stars, RomComs, NaNoWriMo, NaNoWriMo 2018, Criticism, Movies, Movie Reviews, Vanessa Hudgens, Netflix, Reviews, Pop Culture

"The Princess Switch" Is Perfect Frivolous Fun

Film/TV CriticismCate YoungNovember 12, 20183 Stars, RomComs, NaNoWriMo, NaNoWriMo 2018, Criticism, Movies, Movie Reviews, Vanessa Hudgens, Netflix, Reviews, Pop Culture
"The Princess Switch" Is Perfect Frivolous Fun
Film/TV CriticismCate YoungNovember 11, 2018Criticism, Movies, Movie Reviews, NaNoWriMo, NaNoWriMo 2018, Indie, Regina Hall, Feminism, 4 Stars, Drama, Reviews, Pop Culture, Essays

"Support The Girls" Is All About Empathy

Film/TV CriticismCate YoungNovember 11, 2018Criticism, Movies, Movie Reviews, NaNoWriMo, NaNoWriMo 2018, Indie, Regina Hall, Feminism, 4 Stars, Drama, Reviews, Pop Culture, Essays
"Support The Girls" Is All About Empathy
Film/TV CriticismCate YoungNovember 10, 2018NaNoWriMo, NaNoWriMo 2018, Movie Reviews, Movies, Criticism, Teens, Sexuality, LGBTQIA, Queer Cinema, 2 Stars, RomComs, Reviews, Pop Culture, Essays

Queer Teens Deserve More than “Love, Simon”

Film/TV CriticismCate YoungNovember 10, 2018NaNoWriMo, NaNoWriMo 2018, Movie Reviews, Movies, Criticism, Teens, Sexuality, LGBTQIA, Queer Cinema, 2 Stars, RomComs, Reviews, Pop Culture, Essays
Queer Teens Deserve More than “Love, Simon”
Film/TV CriticismCate YoungNovember 09, 2018Criticism, NaNoWriMo 2018, Movie Reviews, NaNoWriMo, Movies, 4 Stars, Reviews, Essays, Pop Culture, Religion, Aubrey Plaza

“The Little Hours” Is Far From Good Clean Fun

Film/TV CriticismCate YoungNovember 09, 2018Criticism, NaNoWriMo 2018, Movie Reviews, NaNoWriMo, Movies, 4 Stars, Reviews, Essays, Pop Culture, Religion, Aubrey Plaza
“The Little Hours” Is Far From Good Clean Fun
Film/TV CriticismCate YoungNovember 08, 2018NaNoWriMo, NaNoWriMo 2018, Criticism, Movies, Movie Reviews, 3 Stars, Elizabeth Olsen, Aubrey Plaza, Essays, Comedies, Reviews, Pop Culture

"Ingrid Goes West" Loses The Plot

Film/TV CriticismCate YoungNovember 08, 2018NaNoWriMo, NaNoWriMo 2018, Criticism, Movies, Movie Reviews, 3 Stars, Elizabeth Olsen, Aubrey Plaza, Essays, Comedies, Reviews, Pop Culture
"Ingrid Goes West" Loses The Plot
Film/TV CriticismCate YoungNovember 07, 2018Criticism, Movies, Movie Reviews, NaNoWriMo, NaNoWriMo 2018, Emma Stone, Sports, Steve Carell, 4 Stars, Essays, Pop Culture, Drama, Biopics

“Battle Of The Sexes” Is The Best Kind Of Biopic

Film/TV CriticismCate YoungNovember 07, 2018Criticism, Movies, Movie Reviews, NaNoWriMo, NaNoWriMo 2018, Emma Stone, Sports, Steve Carell, 4 Stars, Essays, Pop Culture, Drama, Biopics
“Battle Of The Sexes” Is The Best Kind Of Biopic
Film/TV CriticismCate YoungNovember 06, 2018Musicals, Netflix, Criticism, Movie Reviews, Movies, NaNoWriMo, NaNoWriMo 2018, Michaela Cole, RomComs, 3 Stars, Essays, Reviews, Pop Culture

“Been So Long” Is Undermined By Its Musical Structure

Film/TV CriticismCate YoungNovember 06, 2018Musicals, Netflix, Criticism, Movie Reviews, Movies, NaNoWriMo, NaNoWriMo 2018, Michaela Cole, RomComs, 3 Stars, Essays, Reviews, Pop Culture
“Been So Long” Is Undermined By Its Musical Structure
Film/TV CriticismCate YoungNovember 05, 2018NaNoWriMo, NaNoWriMo 2018, Movie Reviews, Movies, Criticism, 3 Stars, Musicals, Lily James, Meryl Streep, Cher, Christine Baranski, Essays, Reviews, Pop Culture, Christine Baranksi, Amanda Seyfried, Colin Firth

"Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again" Is Too Sad To Be Effective

Film/TV CriticismCate YoungNovember 05, 2018NaNoWriMo, NaNoWriMo 2018, Movie Reviews, Movies, Criticism, 3 Stars, Musicals, Lily James, Meryl Streep, Cher, Christine Baranski, Essays, Reviews, Pop Culture, Christine Baranksi, Amanda Seyfried, Colin Firth
"Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again" Is Too Sad To Be Effective
Film/TV CriticismCate YoungNovember 04, 2018NaNoWriMo, NaNoWriMo 2018, Disability, Dwayne Johnson, Movie Reviews, Movies, Criticism, Action Movies, Reviews, 3 Stars, Essays, Pop Culture

"Skyscraper" Is Exactly The Summer Blockbuster You Expected

Film/TV CriticismCate YoungNovember 04, 2018NaNoWriMo, NaNoWriMo 2018, Disability, Dwayne Johnson, Movie Reviews, Movies, Criticism, Action Movies, Reviews, 3 Stars, Essays, Pop Culture
"Skyscraper" Is Exactly The Summer Blockbuster You Expected
Film/TV CriticismCate YoungNovember 03, 2018NaNoWriMo, NaNoWriMo 2018, Movie Reviews, Movies, Criticism, 2 Stars, Science Fiction, Matt Damon, Pop Culture, Essays, Reviews, Drama

“Downsizing” Never Lives Up To Its futuristic Premise

Film/TV CriticismCate YoungNovember 03, 2018NaNoWriMo, NaNoWriMo 2018, Movie Reviews, Movies, Criticism, 2 Stars, Science Fiction, Matt Damon, Pop Culture, Essays, Reviews, Drama
“Downsizing” Never Lives Up To Its futuristic Premise

 

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