Listen, this is a movie about a giant fire-breathing lizard fighting an equally giant monkey. If you’re not on board with that, don’t bother. There’s no dancing around how ridiculous the premise is, but Godzilla vs. Kong sets the bar…
Sundance 2021: ‘Passing’ is a complex exploration of racial identity
In her debut as a writer-director, Rebecca Hall chose to adapt Nella Larsen’s celebrated 1929 novel. Passing draws from Larsen’s personal experiences as a biracial woman and Hall (who is also biracial) presents a drama fraught with explorations of identity…
Mirai Movie Review: An imaginative animated journey
If one were to say Mamoru Hosoda’s Mirai is a film about family they wouldn’t be wrong, but at the same time would be doing this tapestry of ancestral lines a disservice. Too many 2018 films are about “family,” but…
52FilmsbyWomen 2018: Please Give [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…
Interview: Director/Writer Oren Moverman for ‘The Dinner’
Oren Moverman is an auteur many of you may not have heard of but should know by now. He directed and/or wrote two of my favorite films of 2015: Time Out of Mind and Love & Mercy. His visual style combined with…
Movie Review: Christine
Sometimes people are able to triumph over the odds and sometimes they’re not. Christine Chubbuck falls into the latter category. But the biopic Christine will truly break your heart as it shows just how hard Chubbuck fought to step back…