If someone were to probe into my history with the Ghostbusters franchise, they wouldn’t have to dig very far. I enjoyed the first film, like many of us have, (there is a reason it is iconic), but the second is…
Captain Marvel, Double Standards, and the Pressure Facing Female-Led Films
Captain Marvel marks the first female-led movie within the Marvel Cinematic Universe. That’s a strange thing to write in 2019, especially when the MCU has been around for more than ten years, but here we are. Despite this major step,…
PHOTOS: ID10T Music Festival + Comic Conival 2017
Over the past weekend, TYF staff writer Ashley Bulayo covered the inaugural ID10T Music Festival + Comic Conival in Mountain View, California. Included are photos from panels featuring the cast of Portlandia, comedians from the Monster Energy Comedy Tent, and…
What next for Ghostbusters?
Last year’s all-female revamp of Ghostbusters was one of the more divisive movies of recent times. Despite some favourable reviews and moderately respectable box office revenues of $229 million, there have been questions over whether the 2016 film marked the…
Why Star Wars Needs To Be Political
There are very few things in my childhood that I remember as vividly as watching the opening to A New Hope. The scene is a near perfect example of how to world build by simply allowing that world to exist.…
Reboots: Nostalgia 2.0?
For movie watchers of all ages, there comes a time when we as the audience begin to see the “circle of movie making.” This circle is known to some as the point when original ideas run out temporarily and it’s…
Back When I Wanted to Be a Ghostbuster
I have vague memories of watching Ghostbusters as a youngster. It came out when I had just about turned one, so I know this was not a theatrical event for me (nor did I see Ghostbusters II in a theater).…