Weezer fandom is unlike any other. Longtime listeners of the band – even those who haven’t truly loved a new Weezer track since the mid90s – hold their breath every time a new release is announced, only to almost inevitably…
Aquaman Movie Review: A Fun Underwater Adventure
Arthur Curry finally gets his first solo live-action adventure in Aquaman, following his first major appearance in last year’s Justice League. While he is little more than a fun supporting character in the latter, Jason Momoa really shines as the…
Movie Review: The Founder
Oh look, there’s a critic on The Young Folks named Donald, and he’s reviewing a movie about the fast food chain McDonald’s! Yeah, I’m not buying that as coincidental either. We all think we know the story of McDonald’s, all the…
Movie Review: The Conjuring 2
In every power struggle we see or read about, there is always a balance between light and dark, good and evil, Yin and Yang. It’s the same balance that is required to keep things compelling. Too much light and you’re…
TV Review: Fargo (2×03) “The Myth of Sisyphus”
In my review of Fargo‘s second season premiere, I criticized the season overall for lacking the wide array of quirky characters that was the first season’s most significant claim to fame. I was disappointed that unlike Season 1, Season 2 does…
TV Review: Fargo (2×02) “Before the Law”
“Before the Law” gives us our first real introduction to one of this season’s best characters, Mike Milligan (played charismatically by Bokeem Woodbine). He works as an enforcer for Joe Bulo of the Kansas City syndicate and is sent to Luverne…
TV Review: Fargo Season 2 Premiere “Waiting for Dutch”
I loved the first season of FX’s Fargo. I loved the ominous tone, the twisted storytelling, and most of all, the many rich characters. Fargo Season 1 was chock-full of wonderfully specific characters. Every single character in Season 1 was dynamic, original, and useful…