The first thought that crossed my mind after the credits rolled on Motherless Brooklyn was that it was clearly a passion project. Written and directed by Edward Norton, the film, loosely based on the …
52FilmsbyWomen 2018: Selma, A Wrinkle in Time [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 view…
TV Review: Black Mirror 3×04 “San Junipero”
To catch other reviews to Black Mirror episodes, click here. Up until watching San Junipero I would have used words like “futuristic” and “modernistic” to describe Black Mirror, this time around the o…
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 …
Movie Review: Free State of Jones
You can’t argue that the new movie Free State of Jones has been made in earnest, with plenty of good intentions and high ambitions. But all that can’t dismiss that the movie is structurally, narrative…
Love & Cinema: Valentine’s Day Movie Watch List
Valentine’s Day is tomorrow, and unless you plan on going to see Deadpool for the romantic aspect (it’s there I swear), there’s not much in the way of romance in theaters. In tradition wit…
‘Concussion’ Movie Review: Will Smith’s new drama is no game-changer
What can be said about Concussion outside that it’s Will Smith’s best performance in years? Too bad it’s for a movie mostly plays it safe and isn’t as thrilling or biting as it aspires to be. I’m not …