In the last 50 years of film, there have been eleven silver-screen adaptations of The Little Mermaid — with one more, the Blake Harris-directed feature, due to bow this summer. And those dozen pics barely break the surface of the…
Looking Back at the MCU: The Unfortunate Lows
Leading up to the launch of Avengers: Infinity War on April 27, television and film writer AJ Caulfield, The Young Folks’ Film Editor Allyson Johnson, and The Young Folks’ Television Editor Mae Abdulbaki joined forces for a three-part Marvel series…
I Feel Pretty Movie Review: A promising premise and potential feminist message fall apart
Pre-release buzz can either be a fantastic thing — becoming a trending topic on Twitter and turning into all anyone can talk or think about for weeks on end! — or a potentially fatal one — doing both those things…
6 Balloons Review: Dave Franco, Abbi Jacobson bend and break in imperfect, impactful drama
To love an addict is to know uncertainty, to get cozy with difficulty. Hell, to love an addict is to understand that love can’t catalyze recovery, and neither an abundance nor a scarcity of it will alter your adored’s chances…
52FilmsbyWomen 2018: Selma, A Wrinkle in Time [Column]
Film writer AJ Caulfield has taken the #52FilmsbyWomen pledge, where she will watch one movie directed by a women per week throughout 2018. Here on The Young Folks, AJ reflects on the films she’s viewed — including female-directed classics and…
52FilmsbyWomen 2018: Please Give [Column]
Film writer AJ Caulfield has taken the #52FilmsbyWomen pledge, where she will watch one movie directed by a women per week throughout 2018. Here on The Young Folks, AJ reflects on the films she’s viewed — including female-directed classics and…
52FilmsbyWomen 2018: Obvious Child [Column]
Film writer AJ Caulfield has taken the #52FilmsbyWomen pledge, where she will watch one movie directed by a women per week throughout 2018. Here on The Young Folks, AJ reflects on the films she’s viewed — including female-directed classics and…