2017 Golden Globe Nominations: The Biggest Surprises and Snubs

Awards season is in full swing with members and voters determining the best films of the year. It’s currently a countdown to the biggest night of—The Academy Awards. Studios are campaigning left and right for their pictures to noticed by…

TV Review: AMC’s The Walking Dead 7×06, “Swear”

From one standpoint, “Swear” is the sort of episode of The Walking Dead that I used to want more of. Given the show’s ensemble cast, it is useful to splinter off the characters into groups and develop them with some…

Happy Thanksgiving! TYF Writers Share Who/What We’re Grateful for in Entertainment

Happy Thanksgiving! After what this year has put us through, it’s more important than ever to take a moment to reflect on what we’re grateful for right now. The annual tradition continues as TYF writers come together to share what…

10 Film Noir for Beginners

So what is film noir? A French term literally translating to “black film,” historians will tell you film noir was an unofficial cycle of American films released in the 40s and 50s that usually centered around stories involving crime and…

Top 5 Best and Worst Actors/Actresses Turned Directors

This past weekend actor Ewan McGregor made his directorial debut with his new film American Pastoral. As of the initial critical reception, this film isn’t doing as well as most films do on their opening weekend. In the past we’ve all…

DEFINE Podcast: Fat Shaming Culture in Media

The Young Folks is proud to present a podcast that hopes to take part in the ongoing discussions on diversity in the film and television industry. DEFINE: Conversations on Hollywood & Diversity is a monthly podcast hosted by yours truly with…

Movie Review: Morgan

Morgan is director Luke Scott’s debut feature, and it certainly feels like it. The film’s first twenty minutes provide an intriguing set up: Kate Mara’s corporate fixer Lee Weathers is dispatched to a secluded location in the middle of the…