Coen Brothers Ranked: Five Greatest Films

Yes yes, opinions. Hail, Caesar!, the newest film from the Coen Brothers is released this Friday, February 5th, and to celebrate what will hopefully be a bright spot in cinema’s underwhelming winter months, I’m ranking the top five films by…

TYF Picks: Best Films of the Decade (So Far…)

I have an epic scaled argument in me (that plenty have heard bits and pieces of already) ready to be lobbed at any and all whom deem modern cinema to be any lesser than the classics. Halfway through the 2010’s…

Oscar Predictions 2014

With Thor himself (Chris Hemsworth) announcing this years nominees for 86th annual Academy Awards, it’s time The Young Folks put out some of their own predictions before the nominees are set in stone. In a fashion, this year’s Awards Race…

71st Golden Globe Awards Nominations

Just an hour or so ago the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announce their nominations for the 71st annual Golden Globes, celebrating the year of 2013 in film and television. I have always loved the Golden Globes not because I take…

American Film Institute 2013 Movies and TV of the Year

          AFI (The American Film Institute) have weighed in with their selections for the top 10 films and television programs for the year 2013. Last year, 8 of the 10 films that the AFI selected ended…

Top 10 Coen Brothers Films

Picking the best films of the Coen Brothers (Ethan and Joel)  is a nearly impossible task akin to selecting which perfectly cooked medium rare steak is the most delicious. (Apologies to the vegan/vegetarian crowd.) Throughout the past 30 years and…

Jon’s Movie Review: ‘Inside Llewyn Davis’ is a chord of sad tones, but no sour notes

Folk music is often confused for country music, which is like comparing planets to oranges. The only thing they have in common is the shape, but the content of each differs completely. While country music deals with pick up trucks,…