To say documentarian Alexandre Philippe is a Hitchcock fan is an understatement. Idolizing the Master of Suspense since childhood, Philippe has translated that interest into an incisive documentary about a key facet of Hitchcock’s career, the shower scene in the…
TYF’s Top Films of 2017 (So far!)
Remember how we spent a good deal of 2016 talking about how goddamn long it felt? Well, 2017 hasn’t fared much better and sometimes it’s a big reality check to realize it’s only JULY. In that time while your blood…
Album Review: Laura Marling – “Semper Femina”
Semper Femina, the sixth album from British folk singer Laura Marling, is a beautiful, soothing meditation on women and the relationships of and between women. The title comes from a line by the poet Virgil: “varium et mutabile semper femina,”…
5 Years Later: Saying goodbye to Harry Potter
Us millennials man, can’t seem to let things go, am I right? But why would we let go of something so beloved, so cherished and held in the highest esteem of our generation’s zeitgeist? Harry Potter meant a whole lot to me…
Book Review: ‘The Anatomical Shape of a Heart’ by Jenn Bennett
There is just not enough words to describe how amazing this book is. I read it back in July and was immediately struck by the beauty of the characters and this story. It was unlike anything I’ve ever read and…
Blog Tour: ‘This Ordinary Life’ Dream Cast
This Ordinary Life by Jennifer Walkup Official Blog Tour October 5-9 & 12-16 It’s so exciting that The Young Folks could be apart of the official blog tour for ‘This Ordinary Life.’ For our post, we will be sharing a…
Refused announce first album in 17 years
It’s been a big year for alternative rock reunions, with Sleater-Kinney, Desaparecidos, Faith No More, Blur and genre forebearers The Sonics each releasing new records. Now you can add Swedish punk rock group Refused to that list. The band has announced…