The first six months of 2015 have gone by, and there are already so many good books and stories that deserve some recognition, even before the year ends. The Young Folks team has come together to list the best in Books for…
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The Film Canon: ‘Aguirre, the Wrath of God’ (1972)
It’s very possible that many people’s first encounter with Werner Herzog’s 1972 German epic Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes (Aguirre, the Wrath of God) will be through the cinephilic references in Me and Earl and the Dying Girl. After the first ten…
Ally’s Movie Review: Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter
Ambient, mournful ,and starring a beautiful performance by Rinko Kikuchi, Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter directed by David Zellner would have made a damn near perfect short-film. Instead, at nearly two hours long, the film has a wonderful opening shot, a…
Review: Kalahari by Jessica Khoury
When an educational safari goes wrong, five teens find themselves stranded in the Kalahari Desert without a guide. It’s up to Sarah, the daughter of zoologists, to keep them alive and lead them to safety, calling on survival know-how from…
TV Review: Better Call Saul (1×03) – “Nacho”
A sense of foreboding hangs over the most recent episode of Better Call Saul, “Nacho,” which it establishes right at the start. Although knowing the eventual futures of characters in prequels often dissipates suspense, in the right hands it can…
The Young Folks’ Best Movies of 2014
The Young Folks team has come together to list the very best in entertainment and pop culture for the year 2014! 2014 was a wonderfully eclectic year in movies with few common threads aside from independent cinema making a tremendous…
TV Review: The Legend of Korra (4×07) – “Reunion”
It may be too early to say this, but I’m going to go ahead and toss out the idea that currently Bolin is Season Four’s MVP. While he isn’t on screen as much as the other members of Team Avatar…