Gabrielle Bondi

Co-Founder

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Gabrielle founded The Young Folks in 2010 with Luciana Villalba. Since then, she has served as editor-in-chief and oversees the staff and editorial content on The Young Folks. She recently graduated from Northwestern University and is now working on her master's degree at the Medill School of Journalism.

Film Review: ’30 Minutes or Less’ starring Jesse Eisenberg & Aziz Ansari

After the hit Zombieland, everyone grew to love Jesse Eisenberg in comedic roles. I was definitely one of those people. It’s no surprise then that many were excited to hear that Zombieland director Ruben Fleischer and Eisenberg were teaming up…

TYF Movie Release Dates List!

Hey young folks! We’re always getting confused with it comes to movie release dates. Sometimes what we think is coming out in September is actually coming out in December. Hence, we decided to compile a list of all the current/confirmed…

Listen to Episode 12 of our TYF Podcast!

Hey everyone! We’re back with an extra long podcast this week. We discuss our big trip to San Diego Comic Con, new movies and trailers, the latest on Jersey Shore, music and books. Listen and download below! You can download…

Film Review: ‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes’ is one of this summer’s best films!

It’s been a while since a film has completely taken me by surprise.  From its very first trailer, Rise of the Planet of the Apes didn’t interest me at all. It looked weird and frankly, stupid. After seeing some extra…

Book Review: ‘Supernatural: Coyote’s Kiss’ by Christa Faust

First, I must admit that I have never watched an episode of Supernatural. I hardly have any idea of what it’s about other than that they are two brothers who are fighting against evil supernatural beings. When I started Supernatural:…

Book Review: ‘The Invention of Hugo Cabret’ by Brian Selznik

The Invention of Hugo Cabret first caught my attention when I heard Martin Scorsese was directing the film adaptation of it. I have a soft spot for kids’ books. The good ones offer a new, fresh and imaginative perspective of…

SDCC: Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Twixt’

Francis Ford Coppola made a rare and big public appearance in Hall H at San Diego Comic Con. The director was there to promote his latest movie, Twixt, along with star Val Kilmer and musician Dan Deacon. I found Twixt…