More so than most genres, romantic comedies demand that their audience check their preconceived notions of sensibility at the door, instead adopting a wide-eyed innocence in the…… Read more “New from Brian Thompson on The Young Folks: Movie Review: Long Shot”
Category: The Young Folks
New from Brian Thompson on The Young Folks: Movie Review: The White Crow struggles to be as groundbreaking as its hero
The White Crow, Ralph Fiennes’s ambitious biopic of ballet legend and political dissident Rudolf Nureyev, opens with a title card describing its titular Russian idiom as someone…… Read more “New from Brian Thompson on The Young Folks: Movie Review: The White Crow struggles to be as groundbreaking as its hero”
New from Jon Espino on The Young Folks: The Curse of La Llorona Movie Review: Prepare to weep from boredom
Growing up as an often mischievous little Mexican boy, I got all manner of “threats” to behave. Anything ranging from taking away my video games to being…… Read more “New from Jon Espino on The Young Folks: The Curse of La Llorona Movie Review: Prepare to weep from boredom”
New from Jon Espino on The Young Folks: Long Day’s Journey Into Night Movie Review: An opulent reflection of the past
The aptly named Long Day’s Journey Into Night understands how our past can keep us restless, and does so with all the cinematic magic of a dream.…… Read more “New from Jon Espino on The Young Folks: Long Day’s Journey Into Night Movie Review: An opulent reflection of the past”
New from Brian Thompson on The Young Folks: Interview: Penny Lane, director of ‘Hail Satan?’
With her curious mind and sharp wit, Penny Lane has made a name for herself in documentary filmmaking with critically acclaimed films such as Nuts! and Our…… Read more “New from Brian Thompson on The Young Folks: Interview: Penny Lane, director of ‘Hail Satan?’”
New from Jon Espino on The Young Folks: Disneynature’s Penguins review: These penguins will melt even the iciest of hearts
It’s impossible to be on the internet for longer than a few minutes without running into a post or video about animals doing cute things. I don’t…… Read more “New from Jon Espino on The Young Folks: Disneynature’s Penguins review: These penguins will melt even the iciest of hearts”
New from Brian Thompson on The Young Folks: 2019 Doc10 Film Festival Roundup
Once again, the DOC10 Film Festival brought ten of the year’s most buzzworthy documentaries to Chicago’s Davis Theater over the weekend. Now in its fourth year, the…… Read more “New from Brian Thompson on The Young Folks: 2019 Doc10 Film Festival Roundup”
