Back in 2009, Argentine director Juan José Campanella stole everyone’s attention with the crime thriller El Secreto de sus Ojos, the film that won an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film at the 82nd Academy Awards. Since then, Hollywood has…
Global Citizen Festival Announces Lineup
The 4th Annual Global Citizen Festival lineup was announced last week and…wow. The Global Citizen Festival is a music festival held in New York City’s Central Park with the goal to help end extreme poverty in the world by the…
Author Interview: Jennifer Caloyeras talks ‘Strays’
After reading and reviewing Jennifer Caloyeras’ inspiring YA novel “Strays,” I just had to have an interview with her to get answers for some of my burning questions. Below is a summary of the novel and her answers to my questions.…
The Strain 2×01, “BK, NY” Season Premiere
The Strain works best when it knows exactly what it is: pulpy, goofy, comic book-like adventuring with a few creepy ideas peppered in to expand the lore. Luckily, the first few episodes of The Strain’s second season embrace those qualities…
From the Record Crate: Fleetwood Mac – “Fleetwood Mac” (1975)
Imagine, if you will, you’re a teenage blues rock fan in 1974 recovering from the odd new melodic sound of one of your favorite bands, Fleetwood Mac. After their 1974 album Heroes Are Hard to Find was much more chart-friendly…
Watch: New Trailer for Starz’ Ash vs. Evil Dead
It’s been a while since we last saw Ash Williams (Bruce Campbell) in action, but now Starz is bringing the horror-comedy legend to the small screen with the new series Ash vs. Evil Dead. One of the original plans for a continuation…
‘Paper Towns’ Re-Read: Part One
Welcome to The Young Folks! Today is the first recap of our re-read of Paper Towns by John Green. We’re getting ready for the movie release in just two weeks! This week we read the prologue and part one. These are…