Jon Espino
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Jon would say that as a writer, he is a self-proclaimed film snob and a pop culture junkie. Always gives his honest, critical, and maybe a little bit snarky opinion on everything. He's very detail oriented and loves anything involving creativity and innovation. You're better off asking him who his favorite director is rather than his favorite film. So beware and get ready to be entertained. You can contact him at jon@theyoungfolks.com or follow him on twitter @DystopianHero. (Also, he doesn't always refer to himself in the third person, but sometimes he just has to).

Interview: Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon for The Big Sick

Comedies are some of the hardest films to make. Humor is completely subjected, but a well-crafted one is both universally funny and relatable while remaining interesting. The Big Sick achieves this and more, showing us that the rom-com genre can still offer some…

Movie Review: Baby Driver

There is a contagious energy that permeates from the nonstop engine that is Baby Driver. After the first minute, it goes from zero to one hundred as it gives the audience a small taste of what we should expect in…

Movie Review: The Mummy

There are quotes that once you read are etched in your mind forever. Sitting through The Mummy reminds me of a quote from the father of modern filmmaking, D. W. Griffith: “Movies are written in sand; applauded today, forgotten tomorrow.”…

Interview: Trey Edward Shults for “It Comes at Night”

There is a feeling that good horror films elicit. Something almost primal that triggers our survival instinct even though we are never really in danger. Newer horror films have been disappointing, usually more interested in cheap scares and franchising. From…

Movie Review: Berlin Syndrome

There’s a phobia for everything, you just might not know the word for it. We all know a fear of spiders is called arachnophobia. A fear of heights is known as acrophobia. There’s even a fear/inability to use a public…

Movie Review: Wakefield

Any person who has truly lived their life can attest to how frustrating the monotony most of us find ourselves in. Like the music you find on the radio, the constant repetition keeps us marching to the doldrum beat of…

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul Movie Review

It’s never an easy thing to see something you enjoyed as a child turned into something you hardly recognize. It’s like growing up and reading DC comics and watching the animated series and then watching the monstrosities Zack Snyder calls…