Jon Espino
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Jon would say that as a writer, he is a self-proclaimed film snob and a pop culture junkie. Always gives his honest, critical, and maybe a little bit snarky opinion on everything. He's very detail oriented and loves anything involving creativity and innovation. You're better off asking him who his favorite director is rather than his favorite film. So beware and get ready to be entertained. You can contact him at jon@theyoungfolks.com or follow him on twitter @DystopianHero. (Also, he doesn't always refer to himself in the third person, but sometimes he just has to).

Interview: Diane Ackerman, Author of “The Zookeeper’s Wife”

Read our film review of The Zookeeper’s Wife here. There will always be a need to tell powerful stories from some of humanities darkest times. This rings especially true for stories about the Nazi’s and the Holocaust because we have…

Movie Review: Ghost in the Shell

The trend of creating Americanized remakes of foreign films is one ingrained in the very backbone of Hollywood. There is a great fear of being forced to watch films in a different language with subtitles that seems to fuel our…

SXSW Interview: Netflix’s ‘The Most Hated Woman in America’

To read more SXSW coverage, click here.  Edmund Burke had a point when he said, “Those who don’t know history are doomed to repeat it.” With the current state of our country, it is important to remember fighters like Madalyn…

SXSW Red Carpet Interview: Win It All

This year at SXSW, I was on the red carpet for Netflix’s upcoming film Win It All. Director/Co-Writer Joe Swanberg, actor/co-writer Jake Johnson and actor Joe Lo Truglio talk about the film, comedy and even the special relationship with Chicago. Win…

SXSW Red Carpet Interview: Free Fire

This year at SXSW, we were able to talk with director Ben Wheatley, and actors Armie Hammer and Sharlto Copley for the outrageous shoot out adventure that is Free Fire. Earlier in the day, there was a Free Fire press day where…

SXSW Audience Winners Announced!

Another year, another successful SXSW has come to a close. With amazing events from a showing of Alien with Sir Ridley Scott, to an outdoor screening of the original Ghost in the Shell. There was something for everyone in this festival and even…

SXSW Review: ‘Song to Song’ Comes Off As One Note

Terrence Malick is not known for playing it safe. His avant-garde style has been a dichotomizing force among film critics for over a decade. He marches to the beat of his own drum, but recently that beat has been repetitive…