Mae Abdulbaki
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Mae is a critic/writer and TV Editor for The Young Folks. A member of the Washington, DC Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA), she's a geek who loves talking about all things entertainment. She is also a voting member of the Black Reel Awards. If she's not at the movies, she's catching up with her TV shows with a glass of wine in hand.

TV Review: Riverdale 1×02 “Chapter Two: A Touch of Evil”

Riverdale’s second episode, “Chapter Two: A Touch of Evil,” really heightened the sense of mystery surrounding the death of Jason Blossom, although the episode’s highlights came from the budding friendship between Betty and Veronica. Archie continues to be hung up on…

TV Review: Riverdale Series Premiere

I used to read Archie Comics as a kid, but it’s been many, many years since I’ve read any and it’s clear that executive producer Greg Berlanti and co. are taking a different kind of approach to the story while still…

The Flash: How Iris’ Potential Future Impacts Death and Time

The Flash’s winter finale, “The Present,” left a lot of fans reeling. Besides Savitar revealing a prophecy that we’ll see play out in the latter half of The CW show’s third season, we watched, horrified, as Barry Allen (Grant Gustin)…

Movie Review: Live by Night

Ben Affleck has proven himself to be a competent director. He usually knows just what kind of look and feel he wants in regards to his films, which is why Live by Night is so hard to swallow. It’s a…

Movie Review: Moana

When it comes to animated films, Disney is pretty hard to beat. They most always manage to find that balance between great characters, heartwarming and grounded storytelling, and entertainment value. Moana is exactly all of these things wrapped into a film that…

Beauty and the Beast: Official Trailer

“Tale as old as time…” The official trailer for the live-action Beauty and the Beast is finally here! After a teaser earlier this year and sneak peek images gave us a first look at the film, we now have a better sense of…

Movie Review: Inferno

When The Da Vinci Code first made its way into theaters back in 2006, it was much talked about. Author Dan Brown had written a book that introduced a fictional idea (a conspiracy, really) that quickly found its way to the masses.…