For better or worse there is no doubt that August: Osage County is a performance heavy film. Directed by John Wells (The Company Men) the movie tells the story of one of the most dysfunctional families we’ve seen onscreen. The…
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 where we talk about the Producers…
Oscar Predictions 2014
With Thor himself (Chris Hemsworth) announcing this years nominees for 86th annual Academy Awards, it’s time The Young Folks put out some of their own predictions before the nominees are set in stone. In a fashion, this year’s Awards Race…
Top 10 Underrated Performances Deserving Awards Recognition
2013 was a year with many standout performances. But, like every year, there are many that have been overlooked for the more “showy” performances. Because of that, I wanted to make sure that some of the more underrated performances are…
Casting News: Has Marvel Gotten their Ant-Man?
Dare we believe it? Has Marvel finally landed its Ant-Man? It would appear so, and Paul Rudd is the actor who will be taking on the insect sized mantle. It may seem odd to believe in the certainty of the…
Ally’s Movie Review: American Hustle
I didn’t enjoy this movie. I’ll preface what I’m about to say by making sure it’s known that I didn’t think it was a bad film–there was nothing laughable about it, the acting was solid and the writing got us…
Top 10 Reasons to Watch ‘An Education’
I’ve watched a total of three whole movies. Whole means I didn’t skip to the end. An Education is my favorite of the three. In An Education, a sixteen year old Jenny meets a charismatic older man who has secrets of…