Movie Review: Captain Underpants – The First Epic Movie

Regardless of what its name brings up, there is an art to silliness. Everything from Abbott and Costello arguing about who’s playing what position in baseball to Cleese and Palin slapping each other with fish to Chappelle using an 80s…

Finding Her Voice Episode 13: Blockbusters

Hello and welcome to TYF’s newest podcast series, Finding Her Voice. Joined by editor in chief Gabrielle Bondi and film and television writer AJ Caulfield, we’ve come together to highlight, celebrate and discuss films directed by women. From the very…

Things get real in the Season Four Finale of Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Welcome back to my weekly review and recap of “Brooklyn Nine-Nine.” To catch up on previous coverage, click here. Despite the common sense scratching at the back of my mind, Brooklyn Nine-Nine has managed (yet again, mind you) to stress this critic…

Movie Review: AWOL

It really is quite a shame just how detrimental a bad score can be to the overall effect of a film because aside from a few narrative redundancies, AWOL directed by Deb Shoval and based on her short of the same name…

Movie Review: Snatched

Despite casting two talented leads as a dysfunctional mother/daughter duo, Snatched feels incredibly uninspired. The movie fails to rely on the endearing charm of Goldie Hawn or the sporadic and spontaneous humor of Amy Schumer. Instead, it’s held together by…

Zelda Escape Room Proves Gamers Can Thrive Outside

In the short time that escape rooms have been around, they have exploded in popularity and gone through much evolution as a form of entertainment. Traditionally, small groups are locked in a room for an hour with the objective of…

Catastrophe Season Three: Loss & The Insidious Nature of Addiction

Spoilers ahead for season three.  Comedy loves tragedy and few shows understand this to such a fine degree as Amazon’s British export, Catastrophe. Starring Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan (who both co-write the series as well) the third season of this wickedly…