Non-Fiction Movie Review: Change is tiresome in latest Olivier Assayas outing

Non-Fiction wastes little time getting to the issues that are at its heart, opening with a discussion of a book on politics that’s causing a stir. Or at least ripples. Seeing as how the film is set in the world…

‘High Life’ Review – Robert Pattinson and Juliette Binoche search for meaning in the depths of space

The opening moments of High Life are jarring in their dissimilarity. Here we are on a hollow, almost completely abandoned ship out in deep space with a set design echoing the third act of Alien, and renowned French filmmaker Claire Denis chooses to first expose you to an organic garden aboard the craft, dripping with life and potential sustenance. From there, we hear a baby’s coos ringing through the empty hallways, and only a distant voice over the radio — belonging to Monte in a lead role by Robert Pattinson — can hear the infant’s wails as he’s outside in a spacesuit repairing the hull, only one fatal mistake away from falling into oblivion and dooming not just his own life, but his daughter’s.

Let the Sunshine In Movie Review: A Tender Exploration of Desire

Even if she were to direct an airline safety video, Claire Denis would fill each frame with grace and emotional heft. In her latest film, Un beau soleil intérieur (translated to Let the Sunshine In for English-speaking audiences) continuously finds…

Movie Review: Ghost in the Shell

The trend of creating Americanized remakes of foreign films is one ingrained in the very backbone of Hollywood. There is a great fear of being forced to watch films in a different language with subtitles that seems to fuel our…

Antonio Banderas Is Part of ‘The 33’

Back in 2010, you, I, and the rest of the world followed the story of a group of thirty-three miners that were buried alive by the collapse of a 100-year-old gold and copper mine in Copiapó, Chile. Their globally-televised rescue, which took over…

Jon’s Movie Review: “Clouds of Sils Maria” Floats Above Itself

Oscar Wilde once said, “Life imitates Art far more than Art imitates Life”. I’ve never really agreed with this statement because life and art feel more symbiotic to me. Without one, the other one can’t be appreciated. Clouds of Sils Maria shows…

Movie News: New Godzilla Trailer is Here

The new Godzilla trailer has roared onto the web and we over at The Young Folks couldn’t be more excited. With a release date of May 16th, 2014 this spring and summer movie season is becoming even more stacked, promising an action…