Stupidity in movies is a tough thing to ignore. It shouldn’t be ignored for one thing, as the amount of thought and intelligence put into a movie usually helps measure how good a movie actually is. Sometimes there are cases…
Leto is a Nostalgic, Wistful Tribute to Soviet Rock ’n’ Roll
When Kirill Serebrennikov’s Leto first premiered last year at Cannes, it was overshadowed by the director’s recent house arrest under accusations of embezzlement against the state. The film world reacted with outraged scorn, seeing his imprisonment as blatant retaliation by…
Always Be My Maybe Movie Review: No doubt for Ali Wong and Randall Park rom-com
Netflix continues their strong rom-com game with Ali Wong and Randall Park’s Always Be My Maybe, released on the streaming platform today. At a sweet hour and 40 minutes (including credits, and yes, you’ll want to sit through those), the…
Fleabag Season Two Review: Hilarious, moving and further proof of a tremendous talent
Spoilers ahead * In episode three of season two of Amazon’s Fleabag, our titular character sits at a bar with the recipient of her sister’s companies Business Woman of the Year award and presents one of the finest scenes of…
Queens Landing Episode 25: Game of Thrones Series Post-Mortem
This is the final episode of Queens Landing, an all-girls GAME OF THRONES after show by TheYoungFolks.com. Hosts Melissa Berne and I are joined by TYF’s TV editor Mae Abdulbaki and staff writer, Katey Stoetzel to discuss Game of Thrones as…
The Perfection Movie Review: A dark and captivating tale of revenge
There are multiple times during Netflix’s The Perfection, from director Richard Shepard, where it seems it’s going in one very specific genre direction only to swerve right instead of left. And then throws in a U-turn for good measure. Ultimately,…
John Wick Chapter 3: Parabellum Movie Review: Round three delivers on extreme hyper violence
In Latin, Parabellum means “prepare for war.” As the famous phrase goes, Si vis Pacem, Parabellum, or “If you want peace, prepare for war.” In John Wick’s case, there couldn’t be a more fitting title. For the 131 minute runtime,…