It’s such a pleasure to catch up on a movie you’d wanted to see ages ago and discover that it was well worth it. Whip …
Whip It: Review
2013
On Pointe
My latest teen drama discovery is also, I’m delighted to say, my first Australian program. (I feel like I should get an English-speaking world TV …
The Spectacular Now
This summer, a string of coming of age/teen experience movies with an indie feel have filtered through my local independent cinema. Finally, I actually made …
Loving Life in Yop City
Aya is a beautiful graphic novel about three best friends, their families, and community in Yop City, a working class neighbourhood of Abidjan in the …
The Next Four Years
I’ve never been drawn to college shows the way that series set in high school pull me in. I think it’s probably because the college …
Identity Processing
There is no question that Buffy the Vampire Slayer is one of the best teen dramas. Or at least, there’s no question to those of us …
Teenage Punchline
Maybe it’s the moodiness, but teenage characters seem to shine far better in drama than in comedy. In teen dramas, teens are often allowed the …
O.C. Anniversary
This month marks the 10 year anniversary of the premier of The O.C. This particular anniversary struck me because unlike the majority of television where I …
Hungering for Heroines
This week, I caught up with the rest of the world and picked up the young adult phenomenon, The Hunger Games. I read the first …
How Cell Phones Kinda, Sorta, Ruined Teen Television
Back when I was a teenager, ten years ago, although cell phones were common in the outside world, they had yet to infiltrate the walls …