You know that Hollywood is taking blockbuster films based on video games seriously when they premiere the first trailer at midnight on Jimmy Kimmel Live. In the wake of 2010’s train wreck effort in Prince of Persia starring Jake Gyllenhaal,…
Movie Review: ‘April and the Extraordinary World’
One of the popular aesthetic movements in fiction is steampunk, a genre mash-up of Vernian science fiction and Victorian culture. In the field of speculative fiction, however, this is also one of the most lacklustre genres. Its conceptual premise always…
Movie Review: ‘The Little Prince’
The Little Prince is an adaptation of a widely acclaimed children’s book (of the same name) by author and artist Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Unfortunately, adapting any book comes with intense scrutiny from its readers, most of whom would sooner outright…
Ally’s Movie Review: Macbeth
In what could arguably be called Shakespeare’s bleakest tragedy, Michael Fassbender shines as the mad king Macbeth. While the rest of Macbeth flounders a bit in trying to find its footing in what kind of film it wants to be, Fassbender is…
The Young Folks Oscar Panel Series: Best Actress
With the Oscars only a few days away it’s time that we start bringing out the big guns. Today our videos is dedicated to the Best Actress nominations. It’s one of the few videos where our opinions differ a tad…
Jon’s Movie Review: Don’t Go “Two Days, One Night” Without Seeing This Film
We live in a time when even job unions, created to protect the workers, are unable to help when the companies use their employees as a weapon against each other. The Dardenne brothers (Jean-Pierre and Luc) stay true to their strengths…
Golden Globes 2013 Predictions & Winners
The Golden Globes are always a little more about the Hollywood glitz than the other awards shows this season. But nonetheless, we love this ceremony that honors both movies and television. The Golden Globes doesn’t air until tonight 8/7c on…