From the Sundance Film Festival, London Nobody walks in L.A., so the saying goes. None of its residents need to, as they all own shiny cars for transport: offering a mix of luxury and convenience that is just too tempting. Ry Russo-Young’s latest feature Nobody Walks, attempts to...

Last month YKTS attended the Human Rights Film festival. More information about the event can be found here The sex industry is known as ‘the world’s oldest profession’, however as photo-journalist, Mimi Chakarova’s, harrowing documentary, The Price of Sex, shows, this...

YKTS features a selection of the best films and documentaries to look out for this year.   Shame    ‘Shame presents a snapshot of a man battling internal demons, whilst realising all actions can never solely be confined to the individual. It is bold, unsettling and...

The most impressive aspect of Shame, Steve McQueen’s much hyped feature about sex addiction, is how it effectively conveys the complexity of non verbal communication. The film hinges on this dexterity because  Brandon (Michael Fassbender), just like Patrick Bateman in American Psycho,...

Here are the YKTS films of 2011: A Separation  The most refreshing aspect of Farhadi’s A Separation is the way it details everyday Iranian life, without resorting to the commonly courted media stereotype of a pariah, sinister state. Although religion and politics do bubble quietly...

George Clooney’s latest directorial effort, the political thriller Ides of March, paints a dark picture of modern-day politics: a puppet show driven by the lust for power, masquerading behind the veneer of democratic ideals, reliant on seductive presentation to dupe the masses. The film...

It says much about the widespread and intense popularity of The Inbetweeners that in under four years it has gone from a TV slot on E4 to breaking UK box office records for UK comedy – taking £13m in its opening weekend. Late night teen comedies are nothing new, unfortunately neither...