I love a great hook, a moment where the song in the background and the storyline mesh in such a way that it elevates what’s happening onscreen. Almost Famous is my favorite movie and it’s helped by the film’s astounding usage of…
Golden Globes 2015: The full list of nominations
The Golden Globes may be famous for their outlandish choices of nominees (no one forgets all of those nods for The Tourist a few years back), but at least for the most part, they’ve been diverse and put the spotlight…
SAG Awards: 2015 Nominees List is here
If you have been denying that Awards Season isn’t already in full swing the past couple weeks like me, you can’t deny it any longer. The Fault in Our Stars‘ Ansel Elgort and Eva Longoria announced the nominees for the 21st…
‘Boyhood’ leads 2014 Gotham Awards Nominations
It’s beginning to be that time of year, and I’m not talking about the holidays. Awards season kicked off with today’s Gotham Awards nominations. The Gotham Awards give recognition to independent film and nominate the best indies, along with breakout…
Evan and Ally’s Vlog: Top 5 Movies of the Summer
We’re getting to the point in September when summer is really, truly over. That coupled with the multitude of film festivals popping up, Oscar predictions already hitting the web, and new would-be contenders making their cases on the circuit each…
Tyler’s Movie Review: Boyhood
I consider Richard Linklater to be one of my favorite directors of all time. His easy-going pace, his unique form of storytelling, and instantly relatable dialogue and characters connect with me in a way no other director’s films have, through…
Best Films of 2014 (So Far)
By July, we are more than half way done with the year and have gone through almost 7 months of movies, good and bad. While there are many left to go, some of the writers here at The Young Folks…