‘Old’ review: M. Night Shyamalan’s latest is an isolated horror without any real destination

The set up for M. Night Shyamalan’s new genre-bending, survival thriller, Old, is easy to compare against his buzziest, most popular canon. Returning to his twisty, knotty roots in films like The Village and Signs, Old presents us with a…

The Kindergarten Teacher Movie Review: Exploitative and Unsettling

The Kindergarten Teacher is many things, but an inspirational story about seeing and harnessing talent in a child is not one of them. Written and directed by Sara Colangelo, based on the screenplay by Nadav Lapid, the film is full…

‘Coco’ Teaser: First look at Disney Pixar’s new animated film

This morning, Disney Pixar released the first teaser for their upcoming animated film, Coco. Chronicling a young Mexican’s boy journey to the fantastical Land of the Dead, Coco is the second animated film in recent years to use the Mexico’s…

Movie Review: Desierto

We have all heard the tales that happen at the border. Regardless of the skew of these stories, or if you think illegal immigrants are coming to take your jobs, the lack of humanity behind them should affect you. The Cuarón…

Performances in 2014 That Were Overlooked or Underrated

Okay, so obviously the Oscars aren’t the end-all-be-all of cinema. A movie can be great without being an Oscar movie; a movie can be nominated for Best Picture and can subjectively be considered shit. Sometimes the Academy gets it right,…

Ally’s Movie Review: Rosewater

For all that Jon Stewart lacks in technical execution and practice he makes up for with an abundance of passion and respect for his subject, which he wears on his sleeve. There’s an exciting element to the way that Stewart…

Interview: A Conversation with Maziar Bahari on “Rosewater”

From left to right: Gael Garcia Bernal, Jon Stewart, Maziar Bahari The Young Folks had the opportunity to sit down and chat with Maziar Bahari on the upcoming film, Rosewater. Based on his memoir, Then They Came For Me: A…