Whenever a filmmaker decides to set their film in black and white, the question has to be asked: Why? The answer may say a lot about how well the overall film works, independent of any cinematography considerations, and it should…
52FilmsbyWomen 2018: 27 Dresses [Column]
Film writer AJ Caulfield has taken the #52FilmsbyWomen pledge, where she will watch one movie directed by a women per week throughout 2018. Here on The Young Folks, AJ reflects on the films she’s viewed — including female-directed classics and…
Movie Review: The Ticket
Dan Stevens delivers a powerhouse performance in Ido Fluk’s philosophical family drama The Ticket. Premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival, the film tackles themes about faith, the virtues of comfort and the easy descent a man takes when given the slippery…
Netflix Series Review: Easy
As a fan of all the prior original content that Netflix has produced, Easy easily (pun intended) adds to that list of favorites. Easy takes the essence of love, relationships and blends it all together with through a psychological…
Movie Review: ‘Misconduct’
The best scene in Shintaro Shimosawa’s Misconduct comes about one-third of the way in. Hotshot lawyer Ben (Josh Duhamel) has been handed the keys to a multi-billion dollar class action lawsuit against a corrupt pharmaceutical company which tampered with recent…
TV Review: ‘Billions’ 1×02 “Naming Rights”
To catch up on the premiere episode, check out my previous Billions coverage here. Mild spoilers ahead! While the pilot episode of Showtime’s newest addition simmered with kinetic energy and allowed us a peek into its true potential, this week’s episode…
TV Review: ‘Billions’ Series Premiere
The opening scene of Showtime’s Billions was unexpected, to say the very least. Emmy Award-winning actor Paul Giamatti is bound in rope BDSM-style, a dominatrix in a sharp-heeled leather boot stamps a cigarette out in his burly tuft of chest hair…