Best Films of 2014 (So Far)

By July, we are more than half way done with the year and have gone through almost 7 months of movies, good and bad. While there are many left to go, some of the writers here at The Young Folks…

TV Review: The Legend of Korra Book 3 Premiere 3×01 “A Breath of Fresh Air”, 3×02 “Rebirth”, 3×03 “The Earth Queen”

Apologies for how late this is going up. A bit of unexpected travel in combination with Nickelodeon airing three(!) episodes in one night had me falling way behind. The Legend of Korra is back for its third season, fittingly titled…

TV Review: TNT’s Falling Skies 4×2, “The Eye”

In last week’s write up for the season four premiere episode of Falling Skies, “Ghosts in the Machine,” I described this new season as a semi-reboot, as we had lots of changes to focus on, with all of our characters…

David’s Movie Review: Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon

Contains mild spoilers! Before seeing this film, I did not know who he was and neither do most people.  He does not even have his own page of Wikipedia. But in the entertainment industry, everyone knew his name: Shep Gordon. Trust me,…

5 Movies Starring SNL Veterans: How’d They Do?

Saturday Night Live, for nearly forty years, has allowed talented comics to gain a foothold in the entertainment industry. From Bill Murray to Kristen Wiig, many comedians have been able to pursue lucrative film careers once they’ve built up a…

Dan’s Movie Review: ‘Borgman’

“And they descended upon the earth to strengthen their ranks.” With this ominous, quasi-Biblical quote does Borgman begin. That’s the best explanation we get for the terrifyingly enigmatic actions of its eponymous lead character and his followers. After those words fade, we…

15 Movies You Should Check Out This Summer

It’s summer time, folks! The sun is hot and the movies are even hotter. This is the time of the year that studios look to make the most money so that they can later release all those wonderful award-nominated movies…