Movie Review: ‘Captain America: Civil War’

Before I have this incredibly difficult conversation with Marvel, let me get something straight. I am, and always will be, a defender of superhero movies. You’ll never see me writing a thinkpiece about how the genre is decaying, or how…

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: Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2×19) “The Dirty Half Dozen” + Age of Ultron Tie-In

Today is a day to celebrate AVENGERS, YEAH BABY. This is the week where you can use the hashtag #ITSALLCONNECTED completely seriously, because somehow this bridges this whole plot of Agents of SHIELD’s into a seemingly seamless tie in to Avengers:…

TV Review: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 2×17 “Melinda”

Guess who this week’s episode of Agents of SHIELD is about, guys. *Sigh* I never thought the time would come, but the wealth of superhero content is so expansive and broad to the point that Its exhausting me as a…

TV Review: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 2×16 “Afterlife”

<Earth_199999=”Recap 0216”//April_7_2015/> Skye Skye’s story takes the center stage of this week’s episode, where Gordon brings her to an oriental oasis in the middle of nowhere, known only as “afterlife.” Completely terrified of what she did last week, and unable…

Avengers: Age of Ultron – Introducing Scarlet Witch & Quicksilver

Marvel’s first featurette for Avengers: Age of Ultron, now barely a month from release, brings the spotlight on new characters to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Played by Elizabeth Olson and Aaron Taylor Johnson, Wanda and Pietro Maximoff (AKA Scarlet Witch…

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 2×14 “Love in the Time of Hydra”

I put off writing a recap of last week’s SHIELD to the point that I preferred to summarize it here: Oh noes, Skye is internalizing things too much. Oh no, Calvin is building an evil group of super evil OH.…