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…
Digital Futures #1 – Selma
With the rise of digital technology, there has been a nostalgic backlash from celluloid purists, who argue that in the process of the cinema’s shift between mediums formal possibilities are passing away along with some intangible aura. In attempts to…
Movie Review: ‘Black or White’
In the past year, race relations have reclaimed the spotlight in America’s politisphere. And curiously, 2014 saw the release of two seminally important examinations of racism in modern America: Justin Simien’s Dear White People and Ava DuVernay’s Selma. I use…
Weekend B.O.: ‘American Sniper’ Has Blockbuster Debut!
Box office estimates are in for the weekend of January 6-8th 2015. #1 – American Sniper: Well, I’m speechless. $90.2M. That’s how much this movie made in its opening, bringing it to a $93.6M total. Had I seen these numbers separate…
Oscar Nominations 2015: ‘Birdman’ & ‘Grand Budapest Hotel’ Lead the Race
The 2015 Oscar nominations were announced this morning. The Academy changed things up this year, but announcing all of the awards via their live stream, instead of just the popular categories. J.J. Abrams, Alfonso Cuarón, Chris Pine, and AMPAS president Cheryl…
If I Had a Ballot: My Picks for the Oscars
I am not in any way shape or form an Oscar pundit who meticulously follows the statistics of who will and won’t be nominated for an Oscar. I take guesses and much of the time my guesses align themselves with…