Just one year ago, the century-long tradition of watching new films in theaters appeared to be in seriously dangerous trouble. Half-measure attempts to reopen theaters amidst the ongoing surges in COV…
‘Marcel the Shell with Shoes On’ review: Little shell, big emotion
Prepare to have your heart grow bigger and louder in just one day. Marcel the Shell with Shoes On started out as a series of deliriously sweet, viral short films in 2010, uploaded to YouTube by Dean F…
‘I Want You Back’ review: The next great rom-com is exactly what we wanted
Directed by Jason Orley, I Want You Back stars Charlie Day and Jenny Slate as unlikely friends who team up to win back their exes by any means necessary. I Want You Back, the newest addition to the ro…
Big Mouth Season 2 Review: More of Everything
Like many shows before it, Big Mouth has taken its second season as an opportunity to double-down on what the first season did and gives us more of everything. This season gives you more pre-teen mast…
Hotel Artemis Movie Review: Drew Pearce’s directorial debut is overstuffed but not totally awful
The day filmmaker Drew Pearce lifted the veil off his directorial debut — the coolly designed and extra-violent yet somehow still ungainly Hotel Artemis — he admitted he purposely tried to create “one…
52FilmsbyWomen 2018: Obvious Child [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…
Movie Review: Landline
Gillian Robespierre delighted audiences with her debut feature, Obvious Child, in 2014. With her co-writer, Elizabeth Holm, and her star, Jenny Slate, she created a pro-choice comedy that was both sha…