The Fosters is by and large a family drama with the major twist lying in the fact that this family not only includes five children, …
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Reviews
“I’m a Man Now”
It has been over two years since I added The Kings of Summer to my “to watch” list of Summer Movies. I was fairly confident …
Solitude and Adult Allies
Catching up on last summer’s (surprising plethora of) teen movies has offered an incredible variety of teen experiences. Coming of age can mean so many …
Potential Plot Does Not a Story Make
What kind of teenager walks into Paris Hilton’s house, lounges on her couch, dances on her stripper pole, and finally steals some purses, clothes, jewelry …
Deconstructing the Universal Experience: 21 Jump Street
It is impossible to try to describe what 21 Jump Street is about without making it sound much worse than it is. This is a movie …
The Reunion
Nine years after the cancellation of the super teen sleuth, Veronica Mars series, the much-anticipated follow-up film hit theatres. The movie picks up Veronica’s story after …
Dick-Alma Rules!
Netflix is great for letting you indulge in old favourites, suggesting terrible movies, and also providing access to sweet, foreign coming of age films you’d …
Whip It: Review
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 …
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 …