Mae Abdulbaki
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Mae is a critic/writer and TV Editor for The Young Folks. A member of the Washington, DC Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA), she's a geek who loves talking about all things entertainment. She is also a voting member of the Black Reel Awards. If she's not at the movies, she's catching up with her TV shows with a glass of wine in hand.

TV Review: Timeless Series Premiere

NBC’s Timeless tries really hard to avoid any colossal plot holes in its series premiere and instead goes the less traveled sci-fi route, where it deals with less time travel intricacies and more with the moral compass of it all. Who…

5 Ways Arrow Can Improve In Season 5

There has been a significant amount of frustration that has gone into my Arrow-watching. I’ve watched the show since day one and I used to be more excited about it. It’s definitely lost a lot of its momentum and quality over the course…

TV Review: Quantico Season 2 Premiere “Kudove”

After finally figuring out that the ultimate culprit from season one’s ongoing bombings was FBI director Liam O’Connor, Alex Parrish was rising from fugitive status to heroine. Being recruited by the CIA in Quantico’s final moments of season one, season two’s opening is…

5 Reasons To Be Excited For ‘The Flash’ Season 3

The Flash is one of the most solid superhero shows on television right now. It has heart, it has humor, and it has heroics. More importantly, it generally allows the characters to drive the plot and not the other way around.…

‘Suicide Squad’ and the Sudden Boldness of DC Comics

With the exception of Green Lantern, superhero movies adapted from DC Comics have largely relied on the popularity and visibility of only two of their characters: Batman and Superman. Beginning in 1966, with the Batman movie based on the campy…

‘Star Trek Beyond’ and the Benefits of a New Director

Like many reboots before and after it, Star Trek had a lot riding on it to be successful. Not only did it need to bring in the big bucks at the box office, but it also had to please fans of the…