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).

The Baker Brothers discuss family, the social complexities and 80’s influences in ‘Kin’

Science fiction films come in every shape, form, and even species. Although they may often borrow elements from each other, each one is truly unique. There is a strength that comes from sci-fi films that are meant to take place…

Bing Liu talks shared trauma and skateboarding in his documentary ‘Minding the Gap’

Often times what brings us together isn’t what keeps us together. At the root of every lasting relationship and friendship that we’ve created is something much deeper keeping us connected. Sometimes they are pleasant, but oftentimes they are much darker.…

The Miseducation of Cameron Post Review: Educates us on how conversion camps pray for and prey on

You can’t pray the gay away. You can lie to yourself into the delusion that you can, but places that promise a “cure” are selling you snake oil for a disease that doesn’t exist. These places are predatory and hypocritical,…

Stephen Susco talks about the horror in the unseen and continuing the narrative format in ‘Unfriended: Dark Web’

Every year, we get dozens of horror films that come out in theaters, but many of them are either reboots, sequels or just so predictable that they almost don’t deserve to be called horror films. Four years ago, a horror…

The Equalizer 2 Movie Review: Justice abounds for the characters and the franchise

Life is made up of good teams up whose combination always create excitement within us. They can be as simple as peanut butter and jelly, as conventional as milk and cookies, or as optimistic as President Trump and a jail…

[Interview] Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal dig deep on local and national social issues in ‘Blindspotting’

Every day, our country faces another political or social escalation. With new, racially motivated attacks happening daily, our country is a powder keg on the verge of combustion. Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal started writing Blindspotting 10 years ago, knowing that…

[Interview] Bo Burnham on directing ‘Eighth Grade’ and growing up with YouTube, cringe-worthy childhood memories, and premature adulthood

There are certain films that remind us of our childhoods. Those breezy, carefree days where we would just play the day away and not have to worry about the myriad of things that now plague our adult lives. Well, that…