Katey Stoetzel
Tomatometer-approved critic
Katey really digs sci-fi, fantasy, and the supernatural type shows, like Supernatural. In fact, Supernatural takes up most of her life-long word count. Otherwise, she's podcasting about Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Movies reviews only
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Happening (2021) |
Vartolomei gives a wonderfully nuanced performance, showcasing the emotional turmoil and exhaustion Anne goes through by herself... - The Young Folks
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| Posted Jun 10, 2022
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Men (2022) |
The supernatural elements get lost in Garland’s reach for the metaphor, leaving behind his female character, whose point of view should be the most important here. - The Young Folks
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| Posted May 31, 2022
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Girl Picture (2022) |
What Girl Picture captures best is the exciting liberation that comes from finding your identity, whether you have the words for it or not. - The Young Folks
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| Posted Jan 27, 2022
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The 355 (2022) |
This all-female spy thriller is not the representation we asked for. - The Young Folks
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| Posted Jan 22, 2022
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Benedetta (2021) |
Held together by the conviction of its characters, Benedetta is a delightful, erotic exploration of power, manipulation, and love. - The Young Folks
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| Posted Dec 31, 2021
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Belfast (2021) |
Kenneth Branagh's musings on home struggles to connect the past and the present... - The Young Folks
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| Posted Dec 04, 2021
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Dear Evan Hansen (2021) |
There are plenty of areas Dear Evan Hansen gets wrong, and there are parts it gets right, even if it seems like we're focusing on the wrong person. - The Young Folks
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| Posted Oct 04, 2021
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The Wheel (2021) |
Midthunder and Gray really sell the weaker points of the script, delivering the more stiff dialogue with more emotion than it deserves. - The Young Folks
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| Posted Sep 29, 2021
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Pig (2021) |
That's what Pig is great at. While slow at times, there's a lot of empathy and care taken in crafting these character we come across, even if they're the "villain." - The Young Folks
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| Posted Jul 20, 2021
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Fear Street Part Two: 1978 (2021) |
The supernatural mystery goes much further in Fear Street Part 2: 1978 than the slasher part of it did, but it's still a wild ride into a small town's circle of never-ending doom. - The Young Folks
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| Posted Jul 09, 2021
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Cruella (2021) |
As much of a good time as Cruella is, it's still a shiny piece of IP from Disney. - The Young Folks
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| Posted May 29, 2021
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Things Heard & Seen (2021) |
It might not be totally satisfying for some people, but in a film that begins with a knocked over rocking chair as its first sign of a haunting, the end is worth the terrible dialogue and lame hauntings. - The Young Folks
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| Posted May 05, 2021
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We Broke Up (2021) |
We Broke Up may be a story about a breakup, but what it lacks in originality, it makes up for in surprisingly tender moments in the most unexpected places. - The Young Folks
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| Posted Apr 29, 2021
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Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021) |
Ultimately, Zack Snyder's Justice League is worth it for the expanded Cyborg and Flash stories. - The Young Folks
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| Posted Mar 24, 2021
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The Cursed (2021) |
Still, for fantasy creature horror, Eight For Silver will jam hard for those who love the genre. - The Young Folks
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| Posted Feb 04, 2021
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Knocking (2021) |
Knocking manages to drive home the tragedy of the way we treat those with mental illness, writing them off as someone else's problem. - The Young Folks
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| Posted Jan 31, 2021
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Pieces of a Woman (2020) |
Pieces of a Woman is worth a watch at least for that opening 30 minutes. Just be prepared to not get a whole lot out of the rest of the film. - The Young Folks
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| Posted Jan 11, 2021
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Godmothered (2020) |
Centering on the love and reliability of family sets Godmothered apart from the typical fairy tale. - The Pitch
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| Posted Dec 21, 2020
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Songbird (2020) |
There's certainly something to say about a film's timing, and Songbird misses what should be obvious-don't release a film about an apocalyptic pandemic to an audience currently in the middle of one. - The Pitch
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| Posted Dec 21, 2020
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Freaky (2020) |
Freaky is a lot of gory fun. Don't miss it. - The Young Folks
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| Posted Nov 18, 2020
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Love and Monsters (2020) |
In 2020, it's difficult not to see things through a pandemic lens - but the final scenes of Love and Monsters gave me such a visceral reaction that I could not quite comprehend that I was getting that emotional during a film called Love and Monsters. - The Young Folks
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| Posted Oct 24, 2020
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Enola Holmes (2020) |
Enola Holmes is the joy we needed from 2020. - The Young Folks
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| Posted Oct 02, 2020
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The Rental (2020) |
Offers some entertaining horror value in certain respects, but suffers from a lack of meaningful and interesting characters to round out the horror scenario. - The Young Folks
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| Posted Jul 30, 2020
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Archive (2020) |
With an incredible score by Steven Price, Archive has all of the right science fiction set ups and atmosphere, even if the dynamics are nothing new. - The Young Folks
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| Posted Jul 16, 2020
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Spaceship Earth (2020) |
If you want to change the world, you can't do it by yourself. Spaceship Earth does right by its main subjects in that sense, perhaps a little too much. - The Young Folks
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| Posted May 12, 2020
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The Last Thing He Wanted (2020) |
The Last Thing He Wanted might not be the thriller you're looking for, but stay for Anne Hathaway and Rosie Perez, at least. - The Young Folks
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| Posted Feb 27, 2020
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Uncut Gems (2019) |
Bolstered by great performances from [Adam] Sandler, [Kevin] Garrett, and LaKeith Stanfield, Uncut Gems will have you on the edge of the seat the entire time. - The Young Folks
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| Posted Dec 16, 2019
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Knives Out (2019) |
Everyone on screen in Knives Out looks like their having the time of their lives. Jamie Lee Curtis, Toni Collette, Michael Shannon, Don Johnson, Katherine Langford, and Chris Evans bring a whole new definition to dysfunctional family. - The Young Folks
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| Posted Dec 02, 2019
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Captain Marvel (2019) |
There's a significant amount of time dedicated to an entire alien race, and for a cinematic universe that first introduced space seven years ago, it's refreshing to learn more about the races of the MCU... - Film Era
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| Posted Nov 06, 2019
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Mary Poppins Returns (2018) |
Mary Poppins Returns is not unlike welcoming back an old friend, not realizing how long it's been since you've seen them. - The Young Folks
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| Posted Nov 06, 2019
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Hereditary (2018) |
What Hereditary is most successful at, though, is capturing the constricting way death is inevitable, be it family members or your own... - The Young Folks
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| Posted Nov 06, 2019
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Zombieland: Double Tap (2019) |
With some entertaining action set pieces and a level of self-awareness that helps give it a leg to stand on, Zombieland Double Tap mostly works. - The Young Folks
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| Posted Nov 06, 2019
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Ghost Light (2018) |
Ghost Light manages to be a fun and genuine celebration of Shakespeare without being Shakespeare. - The Young Folks
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| Posted Nov 06, 2019
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A Simple Wedding (2018) |
Simple Wedding is cute but it needed to be more than that. - The Young Folks
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| Posted Nov 06, 2019
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Banana Split (2018) |
The film caters to high school dynamics, but ultimately it's about what it takes to work through the rough patches in all relationships. - The Young Folks
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| Posted Nov 06, 2019
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Jojo Rabbit (2019) |
Making fun of Nazis might seem like an obvious joke, but Jojo Rabbit effectively brings both heart and darkness to the reality of Nazi Germany during World War II. - The Young Folks
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| Posted Nov 04, 2019
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Ad Astra (2019) |
Perhaps the most significant part of Ad Astra is showing how our ability to love and forgive not just those who have hurt us, but ourselves as well, is what makes us human. - The Young Folks
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| Posted Sep 23, 2019
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Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019) |
As far as the scares go, Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark has plenty, though it doesn't necessarily break a lot of ground. Still, Øvredal knows how to work with tension and the claustrophobic fear. - The Young Folks
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| Posted Aug 14, 2019
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Midsommar (2019) |
In Ari Aster's sophomore follow-up to last year's brilliant Hereditary, the horror moves from the claustrophobic space of personal grief and madness to the brightly lit, never ending smiles of well-intentioned Swedish pagan cult members in Midsommar. - The Young Folks
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| Posted Jul 05, 2019
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Men in Black: International (2019) |
The market is crowded with sequels of long thought dead franchises. Men In Black: International is just one more that missteps in freshening up a familiar story. - The Young Folks
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| Posted Jun 18, 2019
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Always Be My Maybe (2019) |
Always Be My Maybe might have moments of strong sentimentality bordering on cliche, but its charm is worth the price. - The Young Folks
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| Posted Jun 03, 2019
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The Perfection (2018) |
It's a film for the era of Me Too. - The Young Folks
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| Posted May 28, 2019
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Brightburn (2019) |
It's a super villain origin story, through and through. - The Young Folks
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| Posted May 28, 2019
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Shazam! (2019) |
The film takes care to plant the seeds of its world building, making the promise of a return all the more enjoyable. - The Young Folks
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| Posted Apr 08, 2019
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Triple Frontier (2019) |
We've had this film before. This one just happens to be a more uninspiring and less-than-thrilling version of this particular trope of action films. - The Young Folks
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| Posted Mar 20, 2019
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Mapplethorpe (2018) |
In all this, Smith gives Mapplethorpe an electric vulnerability, breaking down the wall between the artist's personal and public life. - The Young Folks
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| Posted Mar 05, 2019
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Happy Death Day 2U (2019) |
As someone who wasn't a fan of Happy Death Day, my appreciation for meta commentary on genre tropes found 2U to be a perfect example of how a film can twist its own established rules and give their story a bit more depth. - The Young Folks
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| Posted Feb 19, 2019
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The Vast of Night (2019) |
Everything from the dialogue, the fashion, the small town camaraderie, switchboard operators, and radio DJs gives this film an underlying truth, no matter it's fictional origin, to the events happening on screen. - The Young Folks
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| Posted Feb 19, 2019
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The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part (2019) |
A pretty decent follow up to what was a fantastic original idea five years before, with really great new songs that you will definitely not get stuck in your head. - The Young Folks
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| Posted Feb 11, 2019
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The Report (2019) |
Adam Driver spends a lot of time yelling at people in government buildings during The Report. And yet, this dry, simplistic approach to a film based on true events is a great political thriller that dives deep into the CIA's torture. - The Young Folks
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| Posted Feb 04, 2019
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