TV Review: FX’s The Americans 2×7, “Arpanet”

Keri Russell has been getting a lot to do on The Americans in recent weeks and she has been pretty terrific.  This week Elizabeth only gets so much to do though, as it is more the Nina hour, with a…

First Look at Zach Braff’s “Wish I Was Here”

Remember all that time ago when Zach Braff went on Kickstarter asking for donations to make a new film? Yeah, neither do I. But it looks like he’s putting that money to good use because he just released a teaser…

First trailer for Jon Favreau’s ‘Chef’

Jon Favreau. A familiar name to anyone who has seen most Iron Man films. But today, he puts his “Happy” role aside to do a little cooking for us. Just a few weeks ago, Favreau’s latest indie film entitled Chef…

Captain America Doesn’t Need To Be A Jerk To Be Interesting

Recently Vulture writer Abraham Riesman wrote a piece outlining why Steve Rogers, aka Captain America, would be more interesting if he was, excuse the language, a prick. He later goes on to wax poetically about how Ultimate Captain America is a much more…

LISTEN: TYF Recommends… April 2014 Playlist

You might have noticed the Spotify playlist at the bottom of our website, which we update monthly with song recommendations from The Young Folks staff. If you haven’t noticed it, then this is the whole point of this post. The…

Good And Evil In The Vampire Diaries

At what point do good guys become bad guys? That’s the question I ask myself as I watch the most recent Vampire Diaries episode. We’re well into season five and– at this point –I don’t know who I’m supposed to…

Geek Peek: What’s in Store for Captain America and (Agents of) SHIELD?

Like a true fan, the first free couple of hours you had were more than likely spent in a movie theater, dedicated to Captain America: The Winter Soldier. If you haven’t seen it yet, then I’m very, very sorry and…