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Cate Young

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Biography:

Cate Young is a freelance writer and pop culture critic in Trinidad and Tobago who writes about film, television, music, and critical commentary on media representation. Her work deals particularly with the intersection of race, gender and sexuality, and introducing an intersectional analysis to discussions of pop culture. Her writing has appeared in Cosmopolitan, Jezebel, NYLON, Bitch Magazine, and Vulture among others. Cate has a B.A. in Photojournalism from Boston University and a Masters in Mass Communications from the University of Leicester. In 2016, she served as the inaugural Pop Culture Criticism Fellow for Bitch Media, and in 2018, she was invited to attend and cover TIFF as an emerging voice in film criticism as part of the festival's effort to spotlight critics from underrepresented backgrounds through their Share Her Journey venture. She was also accepted to participate in the 7th annual NYFF Critics' Academy that same year.

Reviews

Movies 온라인카지노추천 Shows
Top Gun: Maverick (2022) 96% “"It’s a valid critical interpretation that Top Gun: Maverick is merely propaganda wrapped in a very pretty bow. But boy, that bow is really something."” – Thirty, Flirty + Film Feb 4, 2023 Full Review Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie (2023) 99% “"With Fox’s help, Guggenheim creates a compelling if perhaps unintentional narrative about the way disabled people are forced to contort themselves into a world that doesn’t accommodate them — and the possibilities that open up for them when it does."” – Thirty, Flirty + Film Jan 27, 2023 Full Review Fair Play (2023) 86% “"Fair Play is an explosive and audacious debut that earns every second of its tautly wound twist and turns. Domont, who also wrote the film, is clearly a talent to be reckoned with, and Fair Play hints at the exceptional promise to come."” – Thirty, Flirty + Film Jan 27, 2023 Full Review Little Richard: I Am Everything (2023) 94% “"Little Richard: I Am Everything contextualizes the way he shaped the entire spectrum of rock and roll music. The pioneers of rock and roll were black and queer, and Little Richard was at its zenith."” – Thirty, Flirty + Film Jan 27, 2023 Full Review Polite Society (2023) 91% “"Polite Society has the same bouncy energy as Manzoor's excellent television show We Are Lady Parts. Her protagonist is self-assured and bold — a worthy addition to the lineage of Indian protagonists Mindy Kaling has made commonplace."” – Thirty, Flirty + Film Jan 27, 2023 Full Review Lizzo: Live in Concert (2022) “"Lizzo stands in our culture as a figure of radical possibility. Her existence and success is proof positive that the lies replicated about fat people through the media, are in fact lies."” – Thirty, Flirty + Film Jan 23, 2023 Full Review The Whale (2022) 64% “"I shouldn’t ask because I know the answer, but why are filmmakers [...] so blind to the fact that it is the prejudices reinforced by lazy narratives like these that do us the most harm?"” – Thirty, Flirty + Film Dec 16, 2022 Full Review Elvis (2022) 77% “"Elvis may be the most Baz Lurhmann, Baz Lurhmann has ever been. And it’s hard to imagine there’s any way for him to top himself from here."” – Thirty, Flirty + Film Dec 15, 2022 Full Review Women Talking (2022) 90% “"Polley’s script deftly conveys the enormous weight of the impossible choice these women have been tasked with making. The extent of the harm that has been done to them is terrifying to behold."” – Thirty, Flirty + Film Dec 10, 2022 Full Review West Side Story (2021) 91% “"There’s no way to get around the fact that Spielberg’s West Side Story is a modern masterpiece. In a year chock full of live-action musicals, this one rises above the rest."” – Thirty, Flirty + Film Nov 19, 2022 Full Review Resurrection (2022) 82% “"A psychological thriller that earns the label, Resurrection is a chilling look at the dynamics of intimate partner abuse."” – Thirty, Flirty + Film Nov 19, 2022 Full Review My Old School (2022) 92% “"The real hook here is the collective memory of this unique class of schoolmates, and how the experience shaped their lives. It’s kooky, funny, and endlessly enjoyable."” – Thirty, Flirty + Film Nov 19, 2022 Full Review Sharp Stick (2022) 50% “"This new entry into her directorial canon is a lazy, borderline offensive screed that struggles towards coherence and never achieves it."” – Thirty, Flirty + Film Nov 19, 2022 Full Review Lucy and Desi (2022) 94% “"It is a lovely portrait of a pioneering showbiz couple, that could only have been handled by a director with the reverence that Poehler demonstrates."” – Thirty, Flirty + Film Nov 19, 2022 Full Review Master (2022) 75% “"Diallo has a deft handle on the film’s tone and atmosphere, expertly creating the playground for her characters’ fears to manifest. But she never closes the loop on the narrative itself, leading to an unsatisfying and confounding end."” – Thirty, Flirty + Film Nov 19, 2022 Full Review Nothing Compares (2022) 99% “"Another entry into the ever-growing pantheon of films about women who are owed an apology, Nothing Compares is extremely effective at laying out how Sinead O’Connor found her moral conviction, and why she never abandoned it."” – Thirty, Flirty + Film Nov 19, 2022 Full Review Fresh (2022) 82% “"While the execution leaves room for minor improvements, Fresh is a highly commendable debut."” – Thirty, Flirty + Film Nov 19, 2022 Full Review The Lost Daughter (2021) 94% “"The film is brilliant at parsing the dual sin of reluctant motherhood. In The Lost Daughter, love is not unconditional, but it doesn’t mean it isn’t there."” – Thirty, Flirty + Film Nov 19, 2022 Full Review CODA (2021) 94% “"CODA is sweet, sincere and genuinely funny in parts, and it’s precisely the kind of coming-of-age film that we should hope to see more of. "” – Thirty, Flirty + Film Nov 19, 2022 Full Review The Suicide Squad (2021) 90% “"There is so little that is new or surprising in this genre, that it takes true innovation to get anywhere close to the inventiness that makes these films truly sing."” – Thirty, Flirty + Film Nov 19, 2022 Full Review Silent Night (2021) 66% “"Silent Night is a darkly funny take on the inevitability of climate collapse and the fecklessness of the world’s powers in the face of combatting a problem of their own making."” – Thirty, Flirty + Film Nov 19, 2022 Full Review The Matrix Resurrections (2021) 63% “"Resurrections is a film that argues against its own existence while bringing new weight to a universe that has captivated audiences for two decades."” – Thirty, Flirty + Film Nov 19, 2022 Full Review Tick, Tick... Boom! (2021) 88% “"The film is beautifully rendered and expertly crafted. The immense research effort involved in this endeavor is readily apparent, and Miranda shows his work at every step of the way."” – Thirty, Flirty + Film Nov 19, 2022 Full Review Knocking (2021) 80% “"Knocking is gripping, and yet the suspense is so mundane it’s almost boring. But Kempff knows what she’s doing. Each time the audience might be inclined to drift, she pulls them back in, feeding new morsels to the line."” – Thirty, Flirty + Film Nov 19, 2022 Full Review Jerrod Carmichael: Rothaniel (2022) 100% “"With skill and urgency, Carmichael creates a truth that reflects not just himself, but the painful pasts we all share — and figures out how to not be as sick as his secrets."” – Thirty, Flirty + Film Nov 19, 2022 Full Review
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