‘The Tragic Age’ Tour: Read an excerpt from the upcoming YA novel

I read The Tragic Age a couple months ago, and it was one of the most interesting YA books I had read in awhile. It definitely gives off some serious “Catcher in the Rye” vibes, along with interesting social commentary and a…

‘Jane the Virgin’ Top 7 Moments from “Chapter 13”

Tonight’s chapter of Jane the Virgin was an emotional one, and as always, it was also an eventful one. Instead of the usual review/recap, I name the top seven moments from Chapter 13. Rogelio’s fall from fame. After getting killed…

TV Review: Fox’s Gotham 1×15, “Scarecrow”

Following last week’s episode, which ended with a strange, exciting cliffhanger, involving Fish Mooney charging at an unknown assailant, while aboard her escape boat; this episode, “Scarecrow”, picks up in the most disappointing way possible.  Rather than follow up this…

TV Review: Better Call Saul Series Premiere

Following up a television work as critically acclaimed and (later on) popular as Breaking Bad with a spin-off must have been a tricky proposition. Cynical skepticism can run high; why would creator Vince Gilligan go back to the old well,…

The Young Folks Oscar Panel Series: Sound Mixing & Sound Editing

Welcome officially to our Oscar panel series that we’ll be running up until the 87th Academy Awards! Today our video has Evan and I chatting with fellow TYF writer Jon about the nominations for Sound Editing and Sound Mixing in…

Ally’s Movie Review: Mommy

I could have sat and watched Mommy for another two hours and had been as enraptured and joyful as I’d been for the prior two. Mommy is masterpiece filmmaking in ensuring that the characters we are watching feel lived in,…

The Film Canon: The Wedding Planner (2001)

You might have noticed a pattern in the latest installments of The Film Canon. Being February and Valentine’s Day around the corner, I felt compelled to revisit many of the romantic comedies I adored as a teenager. The Wedding Planner…