Catching Fire, the second book of the acclaimed YA dystopian trilogy The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, turned ten years old today. Catching Fire is unique in its function as a sequel, with regards to Katniss’s overall character arc. It…
May The Odds: My Ode to the Hunger Games Series
It’s all fun and games until someone loses an eye. Or a limb. Or their life. On second thoughts, for the folks in the Hunger Games – at least those in the Capitol – that’s when the fun and games begin.…
Blu-ray Review: ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1’
The opening scene of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 is one of the most effective moments in this film series so far. It shows how strongly talented Jennifer Lawrence and Sam Claflin are, while driving home how psychologically devastating…
The Young Folks’ Best Films of 2013
The Young Folks team has come together to list the very best in entertainment and pop culture for the year 2013! 2013 has been an exceptional year for movies. That cannot be denied. It was honestly hard for each of…
How the Adapted Screenplay Saved The Hunger Games (Part I of II)
When I think about movies that are, I believe, better than the books they are adapted from, for the most part these movies are adaptations of Young Adult novels (also, The Lord of the Rings). I’m not entirely sure what to…
Jon’s Movie Review : ‘Catching Fire’ Heats Up The Screen With Love, War & Rebellion
Near-parallel dystopian universes have been done before. Done to death at times. The Hunger Games franchise is no exception, with less than the most original instances of government oppression and war. That being said, it’s not so much the…