High School

Sometimes, even when the world of film seems hopeless, what with highly anticipated films being postponed, all-out wars between Trolls and theaters, and beloved actors being exposed to a deadly virus, there is a beacon…

The Half of It, the most recent iteration of Cyrano de Bergerac, after Sierra Burgess is a Loser, follows Ellie, a shy, hardworking nerd, as she helps Paul, a slow but sweet jock, try to win the…

Conducting a therapy session by way of moviemaking is something I’m intensely interested in…if done correctly. It feeds into our fascination with celebrity, and the films themselves take on deeper meanings than what’s on the…

To All the Boys I Loved Before was one of Netflix’s more notable successes. Released to little fanfare in the middle of summer, it took off in a big way. It sits at 97% fresh…

I find Annapurna to be such a fascinating distributor and producer. They’re single-handedly responsible for some of the most interesting films of the decade (produced The Master, Her, Phantom Thread, and If Beale Street Could…

Excellent! It’s been 30 years since strange things were afoot at the Circle-K in San Dimas. Bill and Ted have reached a milestone anniversary and it’s time we gave them their due. No, this won’t…

The ‘90s were wild. Time was, you could assemble a gaggle of fresh-faced young actors, give them relatively little to do except be incredibly attractive, add in a rad soundtrack, maybe some celeb cameos — and…

It’s a Friday night in West Texas and the town is empty. Stores are closed; nobody is home and the streets abandoned. An eerie drive through the small town will show not much more than…

The 70s must have been quite the time to be livin in. Yes, L-I-V-I-N. Well, I actually don’t know since I am a 90s baby, but I can get an idea of what it was…

Teen drama has always been a part of cinema, and few movies have depicted it better than 2004’s Mean Girls.  This week’s reader requested review comes from @Scrappy_Scarps on Twitter.  Written by the talented Tina Fey, Mean…