The culmination of Gen Z and the digital age comes together in A24’s newest slasher whodunit, Bodies Bodies Bodies. Horror films aren’t afraid to poke fun at society, and it’s a movie genre that tends to showcase a hyper-exaggerated world…
Queer Songs to Stir Your Heart Before Pride
Each of the below songs contribute a profound understanding of queerness to the alternative music scene. The artists hone a creativity which can only be described as cutting edge. Add these to your pride playlists to impress your indie friends…
Exclusive Clip: The Darkest Minds Bonus Feature
We’re big fans of Alexandra Bracken’s The Darkest Minds series here at The Young Folks. And The Darkest Minds movie, starring Amandla Stenberg, Mandy Moore, Harris Dickinson, and Gwendoline Christie, is available on Digital now and scheduled to hit Blu-ray…
The Hate U Give review: Socially timely, emotionally potent, and painfully essential
Your reality is not the same as everyone else’s. Circumstances outside of your control shape and affect your life and how you see the world. As a brown kid growing up in Chicago’s south side, I was shaped by my…
The Darkest Minds Movie Review: A Less Than Thrilling YA Adaptation
The Darkest Minds is the kind of movie that has a lot of noticeable plot holes that could have been saved and overlooked by proper worldbuilding, but the more one thinks about the film, the more messy the plot becomes.…
‘The Hate U Give’ Releases First Trailer
“Find your voice, change the world.” 20th Century Fox released the first official trailer for the film based on Angie Thomas’ break-through young-adult novel, The Hate U Give, during Sunday night’s BET Awards ceremony. Initially, there was a teaser for…
Movie Trailer | THE DARKEST MINDS
What would happen if a mysterious illness wiped out most children – and those that survived developed magical powers? They’re declared a threat and are rounded up by the government. When sixteen-year-old Ruby (Amandla Stenberg) escapes her camp, she joins…