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    Category: The Young Folks

    New from Jon Espino on The Young Folks: Stuber Movie Review: This is one ride you won’t want to share

    As hard as it may be to believe, there was once a time when getting into a complete stranger’s car was something most parents warned their kids…… Read more “New from Jon Espino on The Young Folks: Stuber Movie Review: This is one ride you won’t want to share”

    July 17, 2019 by CIC

    New from Andrea Thompson on The Young Folks: Spider-Man: Far From Home Movie Review: Jake Gyllenhaal takes a bland role and runs fff with a movie

    The Marvel Cinematic Universe at least was smart enough to not even pretend that billionaire playboy Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) wasn’t Iron Man, so it’s really…… Read more “New from Andrea Thompson on The Young Folks: Spider-Man: Far From Home Movie Review: Jake Gyllenhaal takes a bland role and runs fff with a movie”

    July 7, 2019 by CIC

    New from Andrea Thompson on The Young Folks: Ophelia Movie Review: Daisy Ridley and Naomi Watts are the real victims in a sumptuous but shallow Hamlet retelling

    Even if you haven’t read the Shakespeare play Hamlet, you still know the story. There was the prince who might be mad, the queen who married her…… Read more “New from Andrea Thompson on The Young Folks: Ophelia Movie Review: Daisy Ridley and Naomi Watts are the real victims in a sumptuous but shallow Hamlet retelling”

    July 7, 2019 by CIC

    New from Jon Espino on The Young Folks: Interview: Director Gigi Saul Guerrero Talks Horror and Blumhouse’s ‘Into the Dark’: “Culture Shock”

    Horror as a genre has always brought out our biggest fears or created new things for us to be afraid of. You may not be able to…… Read more “New from Jon Espino on The Young Folks: Interview: Director Gigi Saul Guerrero Talks Horror and Blumhouse’s ‘Into the Dark’: “Culture Shock””

    July 5, 2019 by CIC

    New from Andrea Thompson on The Young Folks: The Last Black Man in San Francisco Movie Review: Home is the impossible dream in a gentrified nightmare

    The Last Black Man in San Francisco speaks to a level of devastation that’s been discussed before, that of how racism, gentrification, and class converge over generations…… Read more “New from Andrea Thompson on The Young Folks: The Last Black Man in San Francisco Movie Review: Home is the impossible dream in a gentrified nightmare”

    June 18, 2019 by CIC

    New from Andrea Thompson on The Young Folks: Late Night Movie Review: Mindy Kaling and Emma Thompson are a platonic workplace love story for our times

    Late Night is one of those films that seems tailor made for everyone in it, and not just because Mindy Kaling writes, produces, and stars. Emma Thompson…… Read more “New from Andrea Thompson on The Young Folks: Late Night Movie Review: Mindy Kaling and Emma Thompson are a platonic workplace love story for our times”

    June 10, 2019June 10, 2019 by CIC

    New Review: Always Be My Maybe Movie Review: No doubt for Ali Wong and Randall Park rom-com

    Netflix continues their strong rom-com game with Ali Wong and Randall Park’s Always Be My Maybe, released on the streaming platform today. At a sweet hour and…… Read more “New Review: Always Be My Maybe Movie Review: No doubt for Ali Wong and Randall Park rom-com”

    June 1, 2019 by CIC

    New from Andrea Thompson on The Young Folks: The Third Wife movie review: Love and marriage are awkward bedfellows in 19th century Vietnam

    The Third Wife may tell another story about a repressed, frustrated wife, but at least it’s told with more style and less hysteria than usual. True, writer-director…… Read more “New from Andrea Thompson on The Young Folks: The Third Wife movie review: Love and marriage are awkward bedfellows in 19th century Vietnam”

    June 1, 2019 by CIC

    New Review: ‘Godzilla: King of the Monsters’ Movie Review: An Enjoyable Monster Mash

    If you’re a monster movie fan, you’re probably used to the story getting a bit dull when the creatures exit the frame. Lucky for us, kaiju fan…… Read more “New Review: ‘Godzilla: King of the Monsters’ Movie Review: An Enjoyable Monster Mash”

    May 29, 2019 by CIC

    New from Jon Espino on The Young Folks: The Souvenir Movie Review: Hogg’s autobiographical powerhouse won’t leave you empty-handed

    At the end of the day, we become our own people with our own ideas and voices, but the long road to get there is mired with…… Read more “New from Jon Espino on The Young Folks: The Souvenir Movie Review: Hogg’s autobiographical powerhouse won’t leave you empty-handed”

    May 28, 2019 by CIC

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