It’s been a year since The Old Guard gave us gay immortal warriers and an endlessly rewatchable action film on Netflix. Director Gina Prince-Bythewood took Greg Rucka and Leandro Fernández‘s graphic novel series (Rucka also serves as screenwriter for the…
The Old Guard Review: An action film with depth
The Old Guard is a surprising film in that it subverts expectations, carrying with it a burden as old as its leading characters. That burden is never shed, but it works to add a depth that most action films have…
Finding Her Voice Episode Ten: Romance
Hello and welcome to TYF’s newest podcast series, Finding Her Voice. Joined by editor in chief Gabrielle Bondi and film and television writer AJ Caulfield, we’ve come together to highlight, celebrate and discuss films directed by women. From the very…
The Best Trailers of the 2016 Upfronts
There’s been plenty of television news over the past few days, from Supergirl making her big move to The CW, to CBS picking up a gross amount of bro-friendly series while leaving Nancy Drew in the dust for being too “female…
Women in Film Wednesday: Beyond the Lights (2014)
Two weeks ago, I wrote about Gina Prince-Bythewood’s film Love & Basketball, a film which I genuinely find to be incredible. Finally, after having missed its theatrical run, I was able to rent Beyond the Lights on Amazon (support female directed…
Women In Film Wednesday: Love & Basketball (2000)
I love romantic comedies/romantic movies period and have taken a much more forgiving stance on them over the past few years after seeing how much oppressive hate the genre receives. Considering the majority of the targeted audience is women this…
Jon’s Movie Review: “Beyond the Lights” Shines a Light on More Than Just Society
We all have our little indulgences; things we consume, knowing that they either have no value or are harmful to us in some way. Welcome to the 21st century, where the complete nature of entertainment has shifted less on the…