Growing Up Baumbach: Celebrating 20 Years in Film.

Hello fellow The Squid and the Whale enthusiasts and Greenberg lovers! For those of us who found Frances Ha to be darling and Kicking and Screaming to be stellar, make sure to check out the information below, because you may be in luck. A24 has put together…

Movie News: Jem and the Holograms Gets a First Look, Release Date

Out of all the movie reboots on the horizon, not one gives me pause more than Jem and the Holograms. This upcoming movie is based on Jem, the (truly outrageous—had to do it at least once) ‘80s Hasbro cartoon that…

A Cinderella Story: What Movie Told it Best

With Kenneth Branagh’s live action of Disney’s Cinderella hitting theaters this week, we thought it would be best to go through some of our personal favorite iterations of the story. Check them out below and let us know in the comments what…

Women in Film Wednesday: Beyond the Lights (2014)

Two weeks ago, I wrote about Gina Prince-Bythewood’s film Love & Basketball, a film which I genuinely find to be incredible. Finally, after having missed its theatrical run, I was able to rent Beyond the Lights on Amazon (support female directed…

Tribeca Film Festival 2015 Line-Up Announced: What Caught My Eye

With one Film Festival ending there always seems to be one right around the corner and now, with Sundance and Berlin promptly in the past, it’s time for the Tribeca Film Festival, hosted in New York each spring. It may…

Cinderella Boston Screening & Giveaway

We are pleased to announce that the The Young Folks is inviting Boston readers to be among the first to see Kenneth Branagh’s CINDERELLA at a special preview screening on Monday, March 9 at 7 p.m. at a Boston-area theater.  Plus,…

Ally’s Movie Review: Song of the Sea

Song of the Sea directed by Tomm Moore (The Secret of Kells) is unlike most of its contemporieis. With the closest comparison being his own prior work as well as Hayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away, his film brim full of wonder and…