TV Review: The Get Down 1×5-6 “You Have Wings, Learn to Fly” & “Raise Your Words, Not Your Voice”

In the last two episodes of The Get Down‘s first season, “You Have Wings, Learn to Fly” and “Raise Your Words, Not Your Voice,” the Fantastic Four + 1 prepare for an epic battle in music with a DJ group…

TV Review: Masters of Sex 4×1 “Freefall”

The title “Freefall” is a smart one for an episode of the once great Masters of Sex. After season one’s smart and involving first episodes, the show started its own free fall in season two; and by season three, it…

2016 Heroes & Villains Fan Fest in Photos

On August 27th – 28th, TYF staff writers Ashley Bulayo and Camille Espiritu along with photographer Allison Anilao covered the 2016 Heroes & Villains Fan Fest in San Jose, California. The following are some of the photos that all three took over the course…

Is Heroes and Villains FanFest Worth Checking Out?

Editor’s note: Before you dive into my geeky recap of Heroes and Villains FanFest. For those of you who either haven’t been before or have no idea what I’m talking about, check out our recap from the first San Jose…

Movie Review: Complete Unknown

We’ve all seen the “multiple identities” storyline before in entertainment, such as Steven Spielberg’s Catch Me if You Can or United States of Tara, but there’s always room for new stories surrounding the format. The ability for one person to assume…

From the Record Crate: ‘Rent’ Original Broadway Cast Recording (1996)

Twenty years before Hamilton swept the Tony Awards, another groundbreaking sensation took the Broadway stage for the first time. Written by the late Jonathan Larson and based on Puccini’s La Boheme, the rock opera Rent told the story of a group…

Dear Warner Brothers, I’m a Critic but Also a Fan

Dear Warner Brothers, You don’t know me but let’s just say I’ve been a fan of DC comics for a while. Whether it be The Flash, Birds of Prey, or Batman, I’ve always had a soft spot for the gritty…