The trend of feminizing male franchises won’t fix the gender issues that plague cinema, and they shouldn’t be considered a mark of progress. Feminism isn’t solved because we remade Ocean’s 8 with women. However, there are opportunities to create truly…
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…
The first trailer for Ocean’s 8 is here
Ten years after the release of Ocean’s Thirteen, Warner Bros. has released the first trailer for Ocean’s 8. The film is set in the same universe as the previous Ocean’s trilogy, and not only has a cast that is mostly…
Watch the first trailer for A Wrinkle in Time Trailer
“What if we are here for a reason? What if we’re part of something truly divine?” Ava DuVernay in just a few short years have become a director whose name stirs instant excitement when her name becomes attached to a…
The Mindy Project 5×12 Review: “Mindy Lahiri is a White Man”
This week The Mindy Project mined another alternative universe story-line (they also did a Groundhog Day episode in February), this time with more of a political point-of-view. Mindy switches bodies with a white man (played by Ryan Hansen) to explore…