Director and writer Brett Haley’s work is filled with light. Whether that be natural light, artificial light, or the inner light that comes from the characters he creates. there is just that element of his films that aims to uplift…
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…
ID10T Music Festival + Comic Conival 2017: Portlandia Panel
During this past weekend’s ID10T Music Festival + Comic Conival, the stars of IFC’s Portlandia, Carrie Brownstein and Fred Armisen, appeared on the Panel Stage moderated by the festival host himself, Chris Hardwick. Currently in production for its eighth and final season, the…
Zoe Lister-Jones talks about her first feature film Band Aid
Director Zoe Lister Jones has an enigmatic film on her hands with Band Aid, a comedy-drama hybrid that utilizes music in an inspired way. While the plot on first glance is familiar, studying the arrested development of a couple in…
An Afternoon with Fred Armisen and Jane Lynch
On Saturday, March 11th, I was fortunate to spend my afternoon with actor/comedian Fred Armisen and actress/comedian Jane Lynch at the California Theater located in the heart of Silicon Valley to accept their Spirit Maverick Award thanks to Cinequest Film…
TV Review: New Girl 5×04 “No Girl”
Welcome back to my weekly New Girl recap/review! To catch up on last week’s episode, check out my previous coverage here. Sweet little Jess Day has been sequestered not for a misdemeanor trial or a custody battle, but for the cold-blooded…
The Top 40 SNL Skits for SNL’s 40th Anniversary
SNL. Saturday Night Live. The place where comedy and comedians make it. Just like the city it quintessentially represents, if you can make it there, you can make it anywhere. And we have forty years to look at. As you…