Was ‘Jurassic World’ Actually a Genius Commentary on Blockbusters?

Well, 90s kids? Hollywood’s done it. They’ve messed with our beloved Jurassic Park more than Jurassic Park scientists messed with nature. And now they’re doing it again in 2018. But ‘film, uh, finds a way.’ And as a massive Jurassic…

Welcome to ‘Jurassic World’: A Conversation-Style Review

Jurassic World has the second highest box office opening weekend ever, taking in a reported $204 million. A lot of people returned to the world of Jurassic Park this weekend, but were we all happy with the movie we got?

A Feminist Defense of Claire Dearing in ‘Jurassic World’

[Spoilers Ahead] Colin Trevorrow’s Jurassic World seems to have issues with its female characters. First off, there’s a weird insistence that Claire Dearing (Bryce Dallas Howard), the highly career-motivated operations manager of the film’s titular dinosaur theme park, could solve all…

Ally’s Movie Review: “Jurassic World”

There are moments in Jurassic World that strike that magic chord of action adventure films that makes us think of our childhood. Moments of complete disbelief, moments where we believe in the impossible, moments when the girl rescues the guy:…

Colossal ‘Jurassic World’ News

The release of Jurassic World is less than a month away and we could not be more excited here at TheYoungFolks.com! I’m sure we’re not the only ones– the trailer has over 19 million hits on YouTube and that’s just…

TV Review: ‘Parks and Recreation’ Series Finale

A reluctant goodbye. According to my Twitter history, this was the first time I watched Parks and let the world know about it: I’m watching Parks and Recreation (2063 others checked-in) http://t.co/d9ptlsWq @GetGlue @parksandrecnbc — Luciana V. (@lucianavee) October 28,…

Goodbye Parks and Recreation: I’ll Miss You Leslie Knope

Here’s my brief goodbye for a show that deserves a thousand more words: There isn’t a lot of optimism on television, particularly “prestige” television. There are a lot of muted emotions and angry outbursts. We have our antiheroes, our villains…