Tyler Stevens
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Tyler is 14 years old and lives in Southern California. His passion has always been for film. He’s been reviewing movies for over a year-and-a-half now under the title “Movie Kid Reviews” on his Facebook and is thrilled to now be part of The Young Folks team. Whenever he’s not doing schoolwork, Tyler is probably at the movies, reviewing one he just saw, or cooking up a new screenplay that he’ll direct with friends for short film festivals. In 2012, Tyler and a friend of his made a short documentary, “Free Hurt: Bullying And The First Amendment” which went on to be an Official Contender at the C-Span StudentCam 2012 Film Festival. Tyler’s idols include Christopher Nolan, Steven Spielberg, David Fincher, and more recently he’s taken a liking to the works of Paul Thomas Anderson. His favorite films include “Pulp Fiction”, “Back To The Future”, and “Good Will Hunting”. His hobbies include acting, screenwriting, directing, debating, and mock trial. His goal in life is to be a writer-director. You can contact him at tyler@theyoungfolks.com.

Tyler’s Movie Review: Boyhood

I consider Richard Linklater to be one of my favorite directors of all time. His easy-going pace, his unique form of storytelling, and instantly relatable dialogue and characters connect with me in a way no other director’s films have, through…

Tyler’s Movie Review: Palo Alto

Being a teen is rough. And I don’t say that ironically. In your teenage years, sometimes it’s impossible to differentiate the weightiness of situations that truly matter from ones that won’t even come to mind ten years down the line.…

Tyler’s Movie Review: The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug

Well color me surprised. I’ve certainly hated a sequel before (i.e. Kick-Ass 2, The Hangover: Part II), and I’ve also liked some sequels a bit better than the originals (i.e. The Dark Knight, Skyfall). But never have I ever had…

Tyler’s Movie Review: The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty

Ben Stiller has officially set his ambitions much higher than opening an Institution for “Kids Who Can’t Read Good or Do Other Stuff Good”, and he’s proved that with the (so far) divisive film, “The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty”.…

Tyler Talks To Alexander Payne About His New Film “Nebraska”

Alexander Payne speaks with a humorous, casual tone that you wouldn’t expect from someone who’s made so many acclaimed films. However, when you look at the scope of his filmography, it does make some sense. His films are grounded in…

Tyler’s Movie Review: Gravity

The number one fad I hate in movies nowadays in 3D. Yes, more than the endless flow of sequels and remakes we don’t need. Yes, even more than whatever crap Adam Sandler puts out. 3D has always felt like a…

Tyler’s Movie Review: Short Term 12

Every once and a while a film comes along where everything clicks, where the problems aren’t glaring, where the people in the film feel real, and halfway through, you notice that, subconsciously, you’ve been invested in nothing but what’s happening…