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.

Halloween Movie Countdown Day Nine: Underworld (2003)

There is something about the Underworld franchise that appeals to me. Typically, the action horror genre is not my thing, especially one that borrows elements from better movies and throughout its installments has turned out quite a convoluted plot. Yet, these films are so watchable and ones I like to return to from time to time.

7 Thoughts on the New ‘Fantastic Beasts’ 5 Film Franchise

With new information about Fantastic Beasts from its Global IMAX fan event, it inspired me to take a moment to reflect on the fact that we will be revisiting the wizarding world in a matter of weeks  – which is…

TV Review: Insecure Series Premiere – “Insecure as F*ck”

“We are just tired of being expected to settle for less.” This one line is one of the parts that resonates the most from the premiere episode of the new HBO series, Insecure. That line comes with many layers of…

Movie Review: Class Divide

One of the most blatant and unacknowledged problems facing my hometown of Chicago is gentrification. I’ve seen ethnic and low-income neighborhoods slowly and rapidly turn into hot spots for the privileged and higher earning folks, who are mostly – let’s…

TV Review: Poldark Episode 2×02

Just when we thought that Poldark was going to move past its love triangle, we’re once again thrust back into it in the second episode of the new season. I suppose it was the hopeful romantic part of me that…

DEFINE Podcast: Fat Shaming Culture in Media

The Young Folks is proud to present a podcast that hopes to take part in the ongoing discussions on diversity in the film and television industry. DEFINE: Conversations on Hollywood & Diversity is a monthly podcast hosted by yours truly with…

TV Review: Poldark Season 2 Premiere

To say Poldark is totally my kind of show is an understatement. If I were to think of a series that checked all the boxes that would make it so something I’d love, the PBS Masterpiece drama Poldark is definitely…