Album Review: Toni Braxton – “Sex & Cigarettes”

You might get the wrong impression from this album’s title and its album cover. You might think, as I did, that this would be her Beyoncé, an album that explores erotic adventure and satisfaction, particularly given her recently announced engagement…

The Young Folks Oscar Panel Series: Best Director

I am mourned on tonight’s panel episode as we’re joined by Gaby to talk about our picks for Best Director in this years Academy Awards. Only two days away and the categories become instantly more stacked and, more interestingly, more…

The Young Folks Oscar Panel Series: Best Actor

So I think it’s pretty clear that the Best Actor race was a difficult one this year which makes the final list of nominees bittersweet, no matter how you look it. Think of a lineup with Jake Gyllenhaal, David Oyelowo,…

The Young Folks Oscar Panel Series: Best Adapted/Original Screenplay

We’re back! A new week, a new video just for all of you! Check out the video below where we talk about our favorites to win for the Best Adapted and Best Original Screenplay. I use my power of persuasion…

The Young Folks Oscar Panel Series: Sound Mixing & Sound Editing

Welcome officially to our Oscar panel series that we’ll be running up until the 87th Academy Awards! Today our video has Evan and I chatting with fellow TYF writer Jon about the nominations for Sound Editing and Sound Mixing in…

SAG Awards 2015: Birdman & Orange Is the New Black Take Home the Big Wins

The 21st annual Screen Actors Guild Awards took place tonight, honoring the best performances in movies and TV from the past year. Orange Is The New Black is a big winner of the night with two awards for Uzo Aduba in…

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…