THE SITUATION: THE KING HAS BEEN STABBED After an injured Simon is discovered, the family is put in protective custody until the palace is cleared. A reigning monarch must be sworn in while Simon’s fate hangs in the balance. It…
Avengers Age of Ultron: TYF Staff Assemble for Discussion on the Marvel Event Film
With Avengers: Age of Ultron finally in theaters in the United States with a solid $188 Million opening weekend, it’s to be anticipated that the film is talked about at length among us here on The Young Folks staff. So,…
TV Review: The Flash (1×21) “Grodd Lives”
Oh, look. Look at what happens when you give Candice Patton anything to work with and see how well she delivers? I’ve grown 100% more frustrated with the shows treatment of Iris in the span of an episode. Grodd was…
Book Review: Saint Anything by Sarah Dessen
Peyton, Sydney’s charismatic older brother, has always been the star of the family, receiving the lion’s share of their parents’ attention and—lately—concern. When Peyton’s increasingly reckless behavior culminates in an accident, a drunk driving conviction, and a jail sentence, Sydney…
TV Review: Mad Men (7×12) – “Lost Horizon”
Mad Men opened its sixth season long ago with Don Draper reading Dante’s Inferno and that season served as slow boiling retribution for Don’s many failings and brought his story to its lowest point. Don has since bounced back, though…
Out of the Past: “Touch of Evil” (1958)
Orson Welles was not long for Hollywood. Every attempt he made at resurrecting his career was masterful, but ultimately rejected by the studio and audiences alike. Like Jay Gatsby, Welles futilely tried to achieve the unachievable: a return to the…
Book Review: A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
I’m very critical of Beauty and the Beast retellings. I have yet to read one that either lived up to the original or make the classic into something new and exciting. I hesitated on reading A Court of Thorns and Roses, even though I love Sarah J. Maas’ Throne of Glass series.