Movie Review: Desierto

We have all heard the tales that happen at the border. Regardless of the skew of these stories, or if you think illegal immigrants are coming to take your jobs, the lack of humanity behind them should affect you. The Cuarón…

Book Review: Sounds Like Me: My Life (So Far) in Song by Sara Bareilles

Warning: EEK! This book review contains spoilers. (You’ve been warned). I have been a fan of Sara Bareilles since her hit song, “Love Song,” graced the airwaves. Throughout her many years in the music industry, she has been one of…

7 Best Survival Films

With the release of The Shallows this weekend, the latest survival thriller that features Blake Lively vs. Shark, we add one more film to the canon of other great survival films. Survival films feature ordinary people who find themselves in extraordinary situations…

Jon’s Movie Review: “Birdman” is a skillful, soaring bird of prey

When something is done naturally, it comes off as effortless. To us, it would be like breathing. To drummers, it would be like drumming. To birds, it would like flying. To Alejandro González Iñárritu, it would be like putting together a…

The Young Folks Predict the 86th Academy Awards

We are just a couple days from Hollywood’s biggest and most prestigious night for film. Some may argue about the relevance of the Academy Awards in this day and age. Valid points are made, but at the same time, we…

66th Annual DGA Award Winners

Last night the Directors Guild of America gave out their awards for directorial achievements in film and television for the year 2013. After the tie between Gravity and 12 Years a Slave at the PGA awards, the winner of the…

Oscar Buzz: Evan & Ally Talking Nominations

Hey all! The Oscar nominations have been released and now Evan and I are back with our weekly (bi-weekly) video blogs to talk about all of the Best Picture nominations. Up first this week is Gravity where we talk about the Producers…