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).

Jon’s Movie Review: “Amira & Sam” Is A Jack of All Trades, But Master Of None

Amira & Sam plays like your typical romantic comedy. It starts off with an unlikely pairing of star crossed lovers, Amira (Dina Shihabi) and Sam (Martin Starr). Both were on the same side of the war, except Amira blames the…

Jon’s VOD Review: “Cyber-Seniors” is Optimistic to a Fault

  We’ve all seen those hilarious YouTube videos with senior citizens unknowingly doing something out of character or contemporary. If I were to ask my own grandparents if they’d like to go “viral,” they would probably look at me and…

Jon’s Movie Review: “Black Sea” Lacks Depth, But Still Has Buoyancy

  Many things become obsolete all the time. Our technological advances are so insidious that we sometimes forget the predecessors that came before them. I’m talking things like the telegraph, steam powered engines, pagers, Myspace, and the Zune. Black Sea brings back…

Interview: Jonny Weston from “Project Almanac” and “Insurgent”

I was able to talk to Jonny Weston, star of the upcoming time travel film Project Almanac, and newest addition to the Insurgent cast. We talk about his film, time travel, Lollapalooza, and a little about the character created just for…

Jon’s Movie Review: You’ll Want to Move After Seeing “The Boy Next Door”

The months of January and sometimes February are known in the film industry as the dumping months. This is when you place the movies that you know aren’t particularly good, but hope that they will be the best of the…

TV Review: Syfy’s 12 Monkeys 1×01 – “Pilot”

There has been a disconcerting trend as far as new TV series are concerned. Whether it’s that we’ve run out of original ideas, enjoy beating dead horses (monkeys), or think we can improve upon things that were already fine to…

TV Review: Best of Amazon’s Pilot Season – Winter 2015

It’s pilot season for Amazon and they have a few shows they’ve been working on. After Transparent‘s huge success, eyes are now on Amazon to see if they can deliver another hit show, especially since the majority of their last…