It is undeniable that In the Heart of the Sea is all blubber with no elegance or charm. The great period pieces Ron Howard produces, like last year’s Rush, thrive on the authenticity every moving part in it establishes. The…
Avengers Age of Ultron: TYF Staff Assemble for Discussion on the Marvel Event Film
With Avengers: Age of Ultron finally in theaters in the United States with a solid $188 Million opening weekend, it’s to be anticipated that the film is talked about at length among us here on The Young Folks staff. So,…
Ally’s Movie Review: Avengers: Age of Ultron
Earth’s Mightiest Heroes are back for a thrilling, fun and–dare I say it?–darker film. While it doesn’t achieve the same feeling as its critically and commercially beloved predecessor, it’s a sequel befitting the model Marvel has created and a success…
TV Review: Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2×12) “What Are You Really”
Well, my questions from last week were immediately answered. Secret no longer are Skye’s powers as of this week. In addition, we get the big return for Lady Sif of Asgard, and our first formal introduction to a Kree, not in…
Jon’s Movie Review: “Blackhat” Hacks Itself to Pieces
With every technological leap forward, there is some part of it that can, and is, utilized for more nefarious purposes. With credit cards came fraud. With cell phones came selfies. With the internet came hacking. The most sinister of all…
Trailer Round-Up: Focus, In the Heart of the Sea, The Longest Ride & Inside Out
The end of the year always brings a deluge of new trailers. Here’s a quick round-up of four trailers that have caught our attention this past week.
Movie News: First Trailer Debuts for Ron Howard’s ‘In the Heart of the Sea’
Ron Howard and Chris Hemsworth have teamed up again after their turn in 2013’s underrated Rush, and it looks like it could either be a cinematic spectacle, or something that misses the mark. The first trailer for In the Heart of the…