Directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev, the Oscar-nominated Leviathan is a dark, meditative odyssey into the perilous and unforgiving depths of humanity. Focusing its attention on Koyla (Alexeï Serebriakov), a hot-tempered handyman who lives in a small fishing town near the Barents Sea…
The Young Folks Oscar Panel Series: Intro
So, here we all are, another year and another website talking about Oscar nominations. We’d like to think we put ourselves ahead of the pack just by how damn charming we are… Watch my co-host and video editor Evan peak…
The Film Canon: The Princess Diaries (2001)
I can’t say that I was exempt from that desire of wanting to be a princess when I was a little kid. It’s something I grew out of, but at the same time, I can’t help but imagine what it…
Weekend B.O.: ‘SpongeBob’ Rises to Top
Box office estimates are in for the weekend of February 6th-8th, 2015. #1- The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge out of Water: This weekend is like magic for animated movies. This same timeframe last year, The Lego Movie had its $69M opening.…
Book Review: “The List” by Joanna Bolouri
*****WARNING: MATURE CONTENT***** Phoebe Henderson may be single, but she sure doesn’t feel fabulous. It’s been a year since she found her boyfriend, Alex, in bed with another woman, and wine-fueled nights of relationship analysis with her best…
TV Review: 12 Monkeys 1×04 – “Atari”
This week’s episode has very little to do with the overarching goal of stopping the plague, but serves to fill in Cole’s backstory. In the first moments Cassandra mentions how little she, and consequently we, actually know about the man…
The Film Canon: While You Were Sleeping (1995)
Before she was an Oscar winner and Miss Congeniality, Sandra Bullock was in the charming romantic comedy, While You Were Sleeping. The film is a favorite of my mom’s, and growing up, I remember watching it with her whenever it…