The inclusion of a good villain can make or break a show or film. When a villain becomes too monotonous or hammy, when they’re shoehorned in for dramatic effect or have little to offer the premise, they become a distraction.…
The Blog Most Likely To…Keep Your TBR List at an All-Time High
In celebration of Huntley Fitzpatrick’s upcoming new book The Boy Most Likely To, we are participating in Penguin Random House blogger’s campaign, ‘The Blog Most Likely To…’ In the Young Folks, we enjoy keeping you all in the loop of…
Book Review: ‘The Night We Said Yes’ by Lauren Gibaldi
Before Matt, Ella had a plan. Get over a no-good ex-boyfriend. Graduate from high school without any more distractions. Move away from Orlando, Florida, where she’s lived her entire life. But Matt—the cute, shy, bespectacled bass player who just moved…
Ally’s Movie Review: ‘Inside Out’
A little girl’s emotions have so rarely been given the attention and care as Riley’s have in Pixar’s newest film, Inside Out. When Riley (Kaitlyn Dias) is uprooted from her loving, Midwestern home and moved to San Francisco, her emotions…
Music Review: Ryn Weaver’s ‘The Fool’ Is an Ocean Full of Gems
The Fool at its core is fantastic storytelling in the point of view of a wanderer, looking for anything and everything among loss, love and the desperate loneliness that comes with being young and on your own.
Reading ‘Harry Potter’ for the First Time
Hello, everyone. My name is Michael, I’m twenty years old, and I have never read Harry Potter. Yep, there it is. Boy, has it been a difficult journey. I’ve been ridiculed mercilessly; one time in second grade the entire class laughed…
The Subtle Brilliance of the Cloverfield Monster
*This seemingly random retrospective of Cloverfield was originally going to be featured as part of tomorrow’s Jaws 40th anniversary retrospective. In the retrospective, several TYF writers talk about their favorite movie monsters and what makes them their favorite. The length of my contribution…