There are very few guaranteed bets of quality when it comes to the art of the action movie, but Shane Black is one of them. As a writer, Black carves out well-defined characters that are equal parts verbose and violent…
Underseen on the Big Screen Episode 2: Shane Black
After a solid first episode, The Young Folks presents episode two of the movie podcast, Underseen on the Big Screen. Hosted by Tyler Christian, each episode dives into the overlooked realm of cinema, namely movies that didn’t fare well at the…
A Case for Aldrich Killian as the Best MCU Villain
With Doctor Strange hitting theaters tomorrow with a whole new host of heroes and villains we’re looking back at the Marvel films that have lead to this point. Despite being arguably the most successful film franchise since Star Wars, the Marvel Cinematic…
TV Review: Lethal Weapon 1×01 “Pilot”
There’s no getting around it. The original Lethal Weapon is sacred territory. It might not be Shane Black’s strongest script or Richard Donner’s best movie, but that doesn’t matter. It’s the granddaddy of the buddy cop genre, the blueprint that most…
Movie Review: The Nice Guys
From the moment the opening aerial shots of a darkness soaked Los Angeles hit the screen, it became apparent that The Nice Guys is a film that knows that its audience has seen a thousand buddy-cop movies before. This self-awareness feels…
TYF Vlog: Top 11 Alternative Holiday Films Part 2
Here is the conclusion to The Alternative Holiday Films list! If you missed part one, here it is! If you’re interested in watching any of these, here is a compendium of hot links of the aforementioned films, all…
Allyson’s Movie Review: Iron Man 3
There’s a spark in Iron Man 3 that has been absent in the previous two- the magic of this third installment is its ability to culminate every bit and piece that made Marvel’s predecessors so infectiously watchable and exciting, yet…