CIFF ’12 Reviews: ‘The Central Park Five’ & ‘Something in the Air’

The 48th Chicago International Film Festival kicked off last night and is now in full swing! There are quite a few interesting movies premiering at the festival this year. I’ll be bringing reviews of select festival films to The Young…

TV Review: Modern Family “Schooled”/”Snip”

Three-time consecutive Emmy winner Modern Family is now three episodes into its fourth season, and its proving to be a rollicking senior year for the riotously funny mockumentary series. The first of the night’s double-header, however, wasn’t about senior year,…

Top Ten Painful Moments in the Vampire Diaries Season 3

In honor of the premiere of The Vampire Diaries tonight on the CW, check out this list of really upsetting occurrences from last season! Stefan compels Andie to kill herself: In order to convince Damon that he is beyond saving,…

Films More People Should See – Part One

10. The Fall (2006) This film is one of the most criminally underrated movies. It’s a showcase of what a cinematic masterpiece looks like in terms of visuals, acting, musical score, and storytelling. With this film all of the pieces…

TV Show Review: ‘Gossip Girl’ Season 6 Premiere

With only ten episodes left, the Season 6 premiere of Gossip Girl was a big deal for me. Saying I’m a huge fan is an understatement. The fact that I’ve stuck with this show good and (at times, very very)…

TYF Column: Why the Nickelback Hate Is Justified

We all have heard of the band, Nickelback. You either hate them, or you love them. There is no in-between. It is not like my imaginary relationship with Joseph Gordon Levitt (which is on and off, it gets complicated… Zooey Deschannel…

Book Review: ‘Ashen Winter’ (Ashfall #2) by Mike Mullin

Sometimes when reading a story, I stop to think about something else, sometimes it’s pertaining to the story I’m reading, and then I go back to reading. With Ashfall and most recently, its sequel, Ashen Winter, I found myself doing…