We have all heard the tales that happen at the border. Regardless of the skew of these stories, or if you think illegal immigrants are coming to take your jobs, the lack of humanity behind them should…
Book Review: Sounds Like Me: My Life (So Far) in Song by Sara Bareilles
Warning: EEK! This book review contains spoilers. (You’ve been warned). I have been a fan of Sara Bareilles since her hit song, “Love Song,” graced the airwaves. Throughout her many years in the music…
7 Best Survival Films
With the release of The Shallows this weekend, the latest survival thriller that features Blake Lively vs. Shark, we add one more film to the canon of other great survival films. Survival films featur…
Jon’s Movie Review: “Birdman” is a skillful, soaring bird of prey
When something is done naturally, it comes off as effortless. To us, it would be like breathing. To drummers, it would be like drumming. To birds, it would like flying. To Alejandro González Iñárritu,…
The Young Folks Predict the 86th Academy Awards
We are just a couple days from Hollywood’s biggest and most prestigious night for film. Some may argue about the relevance of the Academy Awards in this day and age. Valid points are made, but a…
66th Annual DGA Award Winners
Last night the Directors Guild of America gave out their awards for directorial achievements in film and television for the year 2013. After the tie between Gravity and 12 Years a Slave at the PGA awa…
Oscar Buzz: Evan & Ally Talking Nominations
Hey all! The Oscar nominations have been released and now Evan and I are back with our weekly (bi-weekly) video blogs to talk about all of the Best Picture nominations. Up first this week is Gravity w…