A Bittersweet Farewell: The Hunger Games and Remembering Philip Seymour Hoffman

As the world eagerly anticipates The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2, I can’t shake my feelings of bittersweet serenity. Before I go any further, I don’t want any misconceptions regarding my thoughts on this franchise. I wasn’t the biggest fan…

Movie Review: ‘Shaun the Sheep’

I grew up with Aardman Animations. Whether it was Wallace and Gromit or Chicken Run, I was extremely familiar with and fond of their signature style . Aardman Animations has always managed to to make their films endearing and funny.…

Watch the ‘Whiplash’ Original Short Film

Whiplash. What can I say about this movie that hasn’t been already said? Considered by many one of the best films of 2014, it wasn’t a surprise that it got a few well-deserved Oscars this year. Writer and director Damien…

Common and Friends: Hip Hop at the Oscars

I really don’t care much for awards season, in a musical sense, because if you pay attention most songs that get nominated by the Grammys are either smash radio hits or they are overplayed and forced upon you, I only…

The 87th Academy Awards Winners – Full List

Last night’s Oscars Ceremony was full of terrific speeches, moving performances, and Neil Patrick Harris doing his best holding down one of the hardest hosting gigs in town. It was also the year that we learned that you can defeat…

You’re invited! #TYFOscars 2015 Live Twitter Party + Giveaway

In honor of the 87th Academy Awards airing on Sunday, we are throwing a PARTY!! Yes, it’s another of our Live Twitter parties where The Young Folks’ writers take turns manning the @TYFofficial Twitter, sharing the night’s winners, our reactions and much more.…

Oscar Nominations 2015: ‘Birdman’ & ‘Grand Budapest Hotel’ Lead the Race

The 2015 Oscar nominations were announced this morning. The Academy changed things up this year, but announcing all of the awards via their live stream, instead of just the popular categories. J.J. Abrams, Alfonso Cuarón, Chris Pine, and AMPAS president Cheryl…