Charlie’s Angels doesn’t just have a feminist legacy, but a very specific type, or shall we say, brand. One that unapologetically places just as much emphasis on…… Read more “New from Andrea Thompson on The Young Folks: Charlie’s Angels Movie Review: Feminist action heroines fly, but don’t soar”
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New from Jon Espino on The Young Folks: Interview: Thomasin McKenzie talks ‘Jojo Rabbit’, ‘The King’, and the importance of acceptance
After her breakout role in Leave No Trace, Thomasin McKenzie has continued to impress viewers with the range and variety in roles. This year alone she was…… Read more “New from Jon Espino on The Young Folks: Interview: Thomasin McKenzie talks ‘Jojo Rabbit’, ‘The King’, and the importance of acceptance”
New from Andrea Thompson on The Young Folks: Judy Movie Review: Garland and Zellweger deserve better than another mediocre biopic
Today in stories of men who take it upon themselves to tell the story of a woman’s pain, we have the well-intentioned Judy, which fails to fully…… Read more “New from Andrea Thompson on The Young Folks: Judy Movie Review: Garland and Zellweger deserve better than another mediocre biopic”
New from Andrea Thompson on The Young Folks: TIFF 2019 Movie Review: Tom Hanks makes A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood a Place We’d All Like to Call Home
The fact that the biographical drama A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood exists shows just how hungry we are for what the man at its center represented.…… Read more “New from Andrea Thompson on The Young Folks: TIFF 2019 Movie Review: Tom Hanks makes A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood a Place We’d All Like to Call Home”
New from Jon Espino on The Young Folks: Steven Universe: The Movie Review: These same gems shine bright in a new light
In case you’re still living in a Steven Universe-free world, this is your entry point. Starting a new series is a daunting task, especially when it’s already…… Read more “New from Jon Espino on The Young Folks: Steven Universe: The Movie Review: These same gems shine bright in a new light”
New from Andrea Thompson on The Young Folks: TIFF 2019 Movie Review: Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker is the Anti-Hero We Never Needed
After Joker, is there any way Joaquin Phoenix could shock more with a performance? Probably only by playing a healthy, well-adjusted person. To say he has made…… Read more “New from Andrea Thompson on The Young Folks: TIFF 2019 Movie Review: Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker is the Anti-Hero We Never Needed”
New from Andrea Thompson on The Young Folks: Where’d You Go, Bernadette Movie Review: Even Cate Blanchett can’t salvage this train wreck
There’s a really good movie hiding in Where’d You Go, Bernadette, but by the time the heroine runs off in the second half, it’s nowhere to be…… Read more “New from Andrea Thompson on The Young Folks: Where’d You Go, Bernadette Movie Review: Even Cate Blanchett can’t salvage this train wreck”
New from Jon Espino on The Young Folks: ‘Dora and the Lost City of Gold’ Movie Review: Diverse casting can’t compensate for cultural vapidity
When I was a teenager, I had the rare privilege of becoming an older brother once again. For those of you not in the know, this unexpected…… Read more “New from Jon Espino on The Young Folks: ‘Dora and the Lost City of Gold’ Movie Review: Diverse casting can’t compensate for cultural vapidity”
New from Andrea Thompson on The Young Folks: After the Wedding Movie Review: Remakes don’t get much worse than this
After the Wedding is one of those worst case scenario remakes. In contrast to the devastating emotional beauty of the 2006 Danish film, the 2019 version takes…… Read more “New from Andrea Thompson on The Young Folks: After the Wedding Movie Review: Remakes don’t get much worse than this”
New from Jon Espino on The Young Folks: Interview: The Farewell’s Lulu Wang on Belonging to Two Cultures, Awkwafina, and Being Selfish
Think of the most devasting experience in your life. Remember how incredibly personal it feels and how you think that this experience is unique only to you.…… Read more “New from Jon Espino on The Young Folks: Interview: The Farewell’s Lulu Wang on Belonging to Two Cultures, Awkwafina, and Being Selfish”
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