A Defense Against the Dark Arts: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

The Harry Potter film franchise is a cinematic achievement in and of itself. No other series I can think of relied so heavily on careful precision and consistency. Over the course of a decade, eight films were made retaining the same…

5 Years Later: Saying goodbye to Harry Potter

Us millennials man, can’t seem to let things go, am I right? But why would we let go of something so beloved, so cherished and held in the highest esteem of our generation’s zeitgeist? Harry Potter meant a whole lot to me…

Catch Daniel Radcliffe in the New ‘Imperium’ Trailer

Haven’t you always wanted to see Harry Potter all grown up and in a white supremacist group? You can betcha I did! Daniel Radcliffe stars in Imperium, a new film from first time writer/director Daniel Ragussis. Also written with Michael German,…

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Featurette: ‘A New Hero’

We learn a little more about JK Rowling’s newest protagonist Newt Scamander in the new Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them featurette “A New Hero.” The film takes place in New York, 1926, when a self-proclaimed magizoologist Newt Scamander…

8 of the Best Movie Trailer Mashups

Throughout our lives, we’ve all been made aware of the sentiment — one whose truth can be debated — that “opposites attract.” When it does work, like in the combination of sweet and salty or sweet and sour, the two…

TYF’s Best YA adaptations of the last ten years

With Allegiant arriving to theaters this weekend, us at the TheYoungFolks have decided to look back at the last ten years and single out the very best of the YA genre. Deciding to not keep to stricter limitations of what YA means,…

‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ Book – Summer 2016

2016 is shaping up to be a very exciting time for Harry Potter fans. Not only do we have the upcoming movie Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and the new stage play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,…