Movie Review: The Driftless Area

Anton Yelchin and I haven’t had a good track record with his films that premier at the Tribeca Film Festival. First with the mopey 5 to 7 and now, more recently, with last year’s aimless, bizarre fairy tale The Driftless Area. With a…

TV Review:The Detour “The Pilot” & “The Hotel” 1×1+2

The Detour is a new mature comedy series on TBS. Created by Samantha Bee and Jason Jones, this program follows a family of four on their road trip from New York to Florida for a much-needed vacation. The pilot episode…

Exclusive Interview with Kevin Pollak

We previously covered Kevin Pollak’s directorial debut with the film Misery Loves Comedy, in which he dedicated to Robin Williams and featured countless interviews from the likes of Martin Short, Jimmy Fallon, Tom Hanks, Whoopi Goldberg, and more. Now check out our…

Paul Bettany and Cast on Shelter

In Paul Bettany’s screenwriting and directorial debut, Shelter follows the lives of two homeless people who find love in each other despite all of the obstacles that stand in their way. Starring Jennifer Connelly and Anthony Mackie, the film depicts the lives…

The Young Folks’ 5th Anniversary: Our Proudest Moments

I just wanted to quote one of my favorite movies ever, “We don’t know what it can be; we don’t know what it will be,” and here we are 5 years later.  It all started with Gaby and I, and…

2015 Midyear Review: Best in Movies (So Far)

Can you believe half of the year has already gone by and we still have so many more movies to watch? The first half of the year gave us some great movies, which is why The Young Folks team has…

Movie Review: ‘About Elly’

About Elly concerns the lies we tell and the truths we hide. Asgar Farhadi’s gun shootouts are his characters’ heated discussions. His plots are built on moral dilemmas, not pandering formulas. There are no good guys and bad guys: everyone…