Tina Turner has an amazing smile. It’s a long, wide grin showcasing the brightest pearly whites in the history of rock and roll. It’s made even more…… Read more “New Review: ‘Tina’ review: Rock legend reclaims her own history in candid documentary”
Tag: The Young Folks
New Review: ‘The United States vs. Billie Holiday’ review: Not even Andra Day can save this biopic from being flat
There’s probably a brilliant movie hiding somewhere in The United States vs. Billie Holiday, a new biopic on Hulu that dives into the tragic, tumultuous life of…… Read more “New Review: ‘The United States vs. Billie Holiday’ review: Not even Andra Day can save this biopic from being flat”
New Review: Sundance 2021: ‘Knocking’ depicts the horrors that happen when no one is listening
Director Frida Kempff delivers a simple yet powerful horror film about gas-lighting and processing grief in Knocking, her debut feature length film. Relying heavily on the lead…… Read more “New Review: Sundance 2021: ‘Knocking’ depicts the horrors that happen when no one is listening”
New from Jon Espino on The Young Folks: Interview: Netflix’s ‘The Kissing Booth 2’ Taylor Zakhar Perez and Maisie Richardson-Sellers
After the huge success of Netflix’s The Kissing Booth, we finally got a second film (and a third coming soon), but this time the stakes and dance…… Read more “New from Jon Espino on The Young Folks: Interview: Netflix’s ‘The Kissing Booth 2’ Taylor Zakhar Perez and Maisie Richardson-Sellers”
New from Andrea Thompson on The Young Folks: How to Build a Girl Review: Beanie Feldstein Gets to Write Her Way out in a Familiar Coming-Of-Age Story
You wanted Beanie Feldstein front and center? Well, if you’ve been watching movies for the past few years, you have. And now is your chance to thank…… Read more “New from Andrea Thompson on The Young Folks: How to Build a Girl Review: Beanie Feldstein Gets to Write Her Way out in a Familiar Coming-Of-Age Story”
New from Andrea Thompson on The Young Folks: ‘The Half of It’ Movie Review: Netflix’s Teen Rom-Com Smartly Takes on Cyrano de Bergerac
Many films know how to kick things off right, but few manage to stay that way. The Netflix film, The Half of It, declares its intentions straightaway…… Read more “New from Andrea Thompson on The Young Folks: ‘The Half of It’ Movie Review: Netflix’s Teen Rom-Com Smartly Takes on Cyrano de Bergerac”
New from Andrea Thompson on The Young Folks: Bombshell Movie Review: Even Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, and Margot Robbie can’t make this story truly explosive
The main issue with Bombshell is a certain lack of perception, a reticence to truly examine a culture that was practically guaranteed to implode one way or…… Read more “New from Andrea Thompson on The Young Folks: Bombshell Movie Review: Even Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, and Margot Robbie can’t make this story truly explosive”
New from Andrea Thompson on The Young Folks: Richard Jewell Movie Review: Clint Eastwood’s latest is “#NotAllMen The Movie”
Richard Jewell just might be a contender for the most unintentionally ironic movie ever made. It tells the story of a wrongly accused man, but it does…… Read more “New from Andrea Thompson on The Young Folks: Richard Jewell Movie Review: Clint Eastwood’s latest is “#NotAllMen The Movie””
New from Jon Espino on The Young Folks: Interview: Trey Edward Shults, Kelvin Harrison Jr., and Taylor Russell talk about the complexities in ‘Waves’
Every decade or so, we get new media that only entertains us but educates us on the experiences of the next generation. Many times they highlight the…… Read more “New from Jon Espino on The Young Folks: Interview: Trey Edward Shults, Kelvin Harrison Jr., and Taylor Russell talk about the complexities in ‘Waves’”
New from Andrea Thompson on The Young Folks: Charlie’s Angels Movie Review: Feminist action heroines fly, but don’t soar
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”
