Film Review: Money Monster

There are quite a lot of topics tackled in Jodie Foster’s new film, Money Monster. It makes statements – both overt and subtle – on Wall Street, class, sexism and politics. While the film is a well-executed thriller, managing to…

Ally’s Movie Review: ’71

There is an image of this film that has burned itself into my memory. It’s one I cannot mention without spoiling an integral piece of the film, but it’s vital to the movements taken and to the encompassing themes which…

The Young Folks’ Breakout Artists of 2014

The Young Folks team has come together to list the very best in entertainment and pop culture for the year 2014! From Andy Dwyer, to that girl who used to be on a Nickelodeon show, to a should-be Oscar winner,…

Jon’s Movie Review: “Unbroken” Is Inherently Damaged

This month’s films are all about those unspoken heroes. The ones who have undergone tremendous, and often times near-unbeatable odds only to emerge triumphant on the other side of all of that adversity. I really enjoy how these unsung heroes…

Performances in 2014 That Were Overlooked or Underrated

Okay, so obviously the Oscars aren’t the end-all-be-all of cinema. A movie can be great without being an Oscar movie; a movie can be nominated for Best Picture and can subjectively be considered shit. Sometimes the Academy gets it right,…

Movie News: New ‘Unbroken’ Trailer Debuts

Jack O’Connell is poised to become the true, blue breakout of 2014, and deservedly so. Starred Up was a critical darling and O’Connell was phenomenal in it, giving one of the best performances of the year thus far. Unbroken will be his chance to make…

Ally’s Movie Review: Starred Up

One part Malcolm McDowell and his tongue-in-cheek manner of destruction, one part Tom Hardy’s Bronson and his blistering rage, Jack O’Connell embodies the lead character Eric of Starred Up with such ferocity and animalistic self-preservation that he nearly lifts the…