The Young Folks is proud to present a podcast that hopes to take part in the ongoing discussions on diversity in the film and television industry. DEFINE: Conversations on Hollywood & Diversity is a monthly podcast hosted by yours truly with…
A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004) Why the Books Deserved a Better Film Adaptation
Almost everyone I knew from my elementary or middle school years grew up on Harry Potter, but while everyone else was busy dabbling in the world of Wizardry, I had my own special series of books that would become a pinnacle…
Why I’m Excited for Mary Poppins Returns
Mary Poppins is a classic that, up until now, has remained free from the sequel/reboot culture that has become synonymous with American cinema. In 2015, it was reported that Disney was moving forward with a sequel, titled Mary Poppins Returns, starring Emily…
Movie Review: Florence Foster Jenkins
By definition, a feel-good film is something that should leave you with warm feelings of inspiration or general happiness by the end. Typically stories of overcoming great adversity or reaching a personal goal. Earlier this year, we saw the story…
Everything is Copy: Nora Ephron’s Journey in Writing About Her Life
Heartburn. When Harry Met Sally… . Sleepless in Seattle. Julia & Julia. None of these films would have been had Nora Ephron not wrote—or sometimes directed—them. Ephron wrote articles for the New York Post, essays for Esquire, Pharmacy-Montreal.com scripts for…
Movie Review: ‘Suffragette’
Suffragette, like last year’s Selma buy tadapox online https://rootsofhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/tadapox.html no prescription pharmacy , benefits from the fact that its release is coinciding with several social justice movements. The release of Selma seemed perfectly timed, highlighting the similarities between the Civil…
Gaby’s Movie Review: Meryl Streep Rocks in ‘Ricki and the Flash’
I still do this silly thing where I blame my mother for picking me up late every day from kindergarten. There can be an argument made that maybe after twenty years, I’m not over it, but I do feel over…