Maxwell Zupke
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Maxwell’s a fifteen year old critic and writer whose ideal life would feature several Academy Awards as a Hollywood writer and director, homes in Venice and Paris, a personal correspondence with JK Rowling, and the superpower to eat as much bacon and ice cream (not together) as possible while remaining in shape (to the standards of a nerd, of course). He enjoys acting in Shakespearean productions and improvisational comedy in Wisconsin, and his favorite film is David Fincher’s The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. You can contact him at maxwell@theyoungfolks.com.

Maxwell’s Book Review: The Casual Vacancy

The Casual Vacancy is not Harry Potter. Let that be clear from the get-go. Many reviewers and fans have compared the two unfavorably, saying that J.K. Rowling’s newest venture is poor by virtue of not involving wizards. I will make…

Pottermore so far

Flashback to July last year. Potterheads all over the world were celebrating the joint birthday of J. K. Rowling and her beloved character Harry Potter, when lo and behold came the Magical Quill Challenge. Rowling promised an immersive website that…

11 Mind-Blowing Movies

Over the past few weeks I’ve been watching the Cloud Atlas trailer nonstop. Sometimes, almost literally on a loop. I’m torn between wanting the film to come out right now and wanting it to never be released, because anything less…

The Avengers and the Survival of the Cinema

Every few weeks, an article entitled “Death of the Cinema” or “Death of Film Criticism” materializes on some film blog. “The cinema is dying! Young people don’t go to the movies! They’re not made like they used to be,” they…

Coming Soon: Skyfall

On November 9, James Bond 007 returns from a four-year hiatus in acclaimed director Sam Mendes’ Skyfall. When the official teaser trailer went viral, the Internet was abuzz with speculation. Could Judi Dench’s M be one of the film’s antagonists?…