Last weekend, for the third year in a row, The Young Folks’ music editor Ryan Gibbs and photographer-at-large Megan Phelps attended the 2017 Rhode Island Comic Con. The following is our annual, in-depth overview of the show. In the six…
Movie Review: Arsenal
After the garbage that was Dog Eat Dog comes the next movie in Nicolas Cage’s “Arsenal”. On paper the cast would appear to be strong with names such Cage, John Cusack and Adrian Grenier, but even they can’t save what is…
7 alternative holiday movies worth a watch
Last year, one of our writers made a vlog titled Top 11 Alternative Holiday Films, which are essential for the crowds of people that enjoy variety outside of the sentimental sap or endlessly rewatched classics. In order to further spice up…
Jon’s Movie Review: ‘Chi-Raq’
Chi-Raq (mostly) successfully combines the over-the-top comedy style of the Greek play with the tragic, rhyming melodrama of a Shakespearean work. The two tones erratically dance around each other, sometimes finding themselves in a complementary step. Throughout the film, their clashing is…
Jon’s Movie Review: “Love & Mercy” Unveils Brian Wilson
There is an intrinsic, symbiotic relationship between an artist and his artwork. Neither can truly exist without the other. Most of the time, it is impossible to separate the two, but it is possible to hate one and like the…
Gaby’s Movie Review: ‘Maps to the Stars’ is a disturbing meditation on the rich and famous
Fresh off her Oscar win for Still Alice, Julianne Moore takes on a quite different role in David Cronenberg’s new film, Maps to the Stars. Moore may have earned a Golden Globe nomination and Cannes award for playing Havana Segrand,…
11 Mind-Blowing Movies
Over the past few weeks I’ve been watching the Cloud Atlas trailer nonstop. Sometimes, almost literally on a loop. I’m torn between wanting the film to come out right now and wanting it to never be released, because anything less…