Crazy Ex-Girlfriend has never feared dodging convention. From tearing down the mystique of getting ready for a night out and about, to the scary nature casual sexual encounters, the hellish experience of having children, the lies we’re told about “the one”,…
52FilmsbyWomen 2018: Band Aid [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…
Early Man Review: A charming if slight treat
Fans of any form of animated film probably owe a thing or two to Aardman Studios and Nick Park. The British studio and writer/director are arguably responsible for bringing the joy and craftsmanship of stop-motion animation to the masses thanks…
Marvel Movies Ranked
Another year (another season) and yet again, we’re facing down another Marvel release, this time with the wildly enjoyable boundary pushing Black Panther which has already begun to demolish records. With its release and considering Marvel’s pretty fabulous run in the…
MGMT – “Little Dark Age”: Album Review
Last year, the music world celebrated the 10-year anniversary of one of the biggest accidental success stories of the modern indie rock landscape: MGMT’s Oracular Spectacular. 2007 heard Arcade Fire get religious, Radiohead mastering its musical textures and Arctic Monkeys…
‘Monster Hunter World’ Review
After a half hour of dodging fire, chopping tails and running through a jungle sniffing footprints, I brought my heavy blade down the mighty Anjanath and he roared one last time before falling dead. As I cheered with unbridled triumph,…
The Wombats – “Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life”: Album Review
Known for their melodic, chaotic fusion of synth-pop and indie rock, the Wombats earned themselves a dedicated following with The Guide to Love, Loss, and Desperation, This Modern Glitch, and 2015’s Glitterbug. Since closing the Glitterbug chapter, lead singer and…