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Eurotrip
A kinder, gentler teen sex comedy?
"...used as a musical cue in a giddy American teen sex romp? And wouldn’t a tune by Oasis’ Gallagher..."

Feb. 20, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Bully
"...of 1995's controversial Kids (a story about New York teens who screw around with drugs and unprotected sex) and..."

July 27, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Crazy/beautiful
"...a surprisingly mature and delicately rendered entry into the teen sweepstakes. If only the filmmakers had aimed to make..."

June 29, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Dude, Where's My Car?
"...to disrobe a chesty Heather Thomas in the 1982 teen sex comedy Zapped! has there been a film so..."

Dec. 22, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Disturbing Behavior
"...Valentine (the film, not the band), poking fun at teenage angst by way of a very sharp stick in..."

July 24, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

To Keep Teens Out of Jail, Travis County Pilots First of its Kind Program for Those Accused of Assaulting Caregivers
Kids in the program get resources to stabilize
"...Teen misbehaves. Mom says she’s taking teen’s phone away. Teen..."

Nov. 8, 2023 News Post by Maggie Q. Thompson

Trolls
Banal plot mars this toy marketing scheme
"...and the often downright psychedelic visuals will mesmerize the pre-teen set, but parents and aging collectors of one of..."

Nov. 4, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life
Animation and reality collide in this paean to pubescence
"...of some of the best aspects of John Hughes’ teen movies: playful albeit with strong emotional centers that ground..."

Oct. 7, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Restless

Gus Van Sant hits a rare discordant note with this story about two death-obsessed teens that is twee and precious instead of genuine and candid.

"...discordant note with Restless. This story about two death-obsessed teens is twee and precious instead of genuine and candid,..."

Oct. 7, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Adventureland
Adventureland is a confident return to the kind of teen comedy that’s funny without being raunchy and youthful without being juvenile.
"...automatically makes Adventureland a kindred spirit to such Eighties teen-on-the-verge-of-adulthood comedies as Risky Business and Fast Times at Ridgemont..."

April 3, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Disturbia
Up-and-comer Shia LaBeouf is a young actor to watch, but he’s had better opportunities than this teen thriller to show what he’s capable of.
"...to watch, but he’s had better opportunities than this teen thriller to show what he’s capable of. Resembling, without..."

April 13, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

John Tucker Must Die
Teen female-revenge comedy doesn't live up to the edginess promised by its title.
"...like John Tucker Must Die, you would expect this teen comedy about a group of spurned females exacting revenge..."

Aug. 4, 2006 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The United States of Leland
Kevin Spacey-produced indie drama plays like The OC's more intellectual, older sibling.
"...brother: an intellectual melodrama that sports all the requisite teen angst trappings – drugs, absent parents, coolly realistic and..."

April 16, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Love Don't Cost a Thing
A nerdy high school student pays a cheerleader to pretend to be his girlfriend in order to appear cool.
"...is an "urbanized" (read African-American) remake of the 1987 teen comedy Can’t Buy Me Love starring Patrick Dempsey, Cindy..."

Dec. 19, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Save the Last Dance
"...Sean Patrick Thomas and Julia Stiles. A surprisingly ambitious teen film, Save the Last Dance uses the marriage of..."

Jan. 12, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Scream 3
"...concluding (maybe) chapter of Wes Craven's self-referential (and self-reverential) teen slasher series. As per the rules of the game,..."

Feb. 11, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

10 Things I Hate About You
This updated version of Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew provides a sharp examination of teen dating rituals.
"...of the better ones so far, relying less on teen-comedy conventions and more on the Bard himself, even going..."

April 9, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Delta
"...cultural aftershocks of the Vietnam war, dysfunctional families and teen sociology in the new South are all dealt with..."

Nov. 28, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

My Father the Hero
"...paradise of the Bahamas -- a dark and hunky teenthrob named Ben (James). To gain Ben's attention, Nicole passes..."

Feb. 11, 1994 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe
"...much we can't control. And everybody -- the punk teen, the elderly couple, the bag lady, the body builder,..."

May 21, 1993 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Johnny Suede
"...of spiritual homology with the cultural archetype, the Fifties Teen Idol. Not just any Fifties Teen Idol, mind you,..."

Nov. 6, 1992 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

Piggy
Spanish teen slasher subverts the tropes with a new kind of protagonist
"...Ah, the teen summer slasher. Its tropes are some of the most..."

Oct. 7, 2022 Movie Review by Jasmine Lane

The New Mutants
The last of the X-Men finally get to the screen
"...the second generation of the X-Men after the original teen lineup either graduated from the Xavier school or were..."

Aug. 28, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Charlie's Angels
Gen Z get their wings in Elizabeth Banks' Angels continuation
"...in female-led action flicks geared largely toward Lara Croft-obsessed teen boys, where the heroine was slicing and dicing baddies..."

Nov. 15, 2019 Movie Review by Beth Sullivan

Young at Heart
The Austin Teen Book Festival is coming of age
"...and loner has a special destiny, whether it's finding teenage love, liberating an oppressed planet, or taking one more..."

Sept. 27, 2013 Arts Feature by Amy Gentry

Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
Michael Caine zips around on a giant bumblebee and Dwayne Johnson is a pectoral spectacle in this family-friendly, fantasy-island adventure tale.
"...Teen heartthrob and future Hunger Gameser Hutcherson returns as genius..."

Feb. 10, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Chronicle
Like a marriage of Cloverfield and Carrie, Chronicle blends faux-naif techniques with a teen telekinesis plot and gets fresh results.
"...and Carrie, Chronicle blends its faux-naif techniques with a teen telekinesis plot to create something that feels fresh and..."

Feb. 3, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

We Need To Talk About Kevin
Tilda Swinton stars as the mother of a teen rampage killer who has a complicated relationship with her son.
"...portrait of a mother attempting to survive after her teenage son goes on a premeditated killing spree at his..."

Feb. 3, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Footloose
Finally, a remake that’s not a just a mindless retread.
"...classic of cinema, although its heartfelt story about stifled teenagers, small-town myopia, standing up for your beliefs, and the..."

Oct. 14, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Abduction
Twilight's Taylor Lautner makes his bid for solo action stardom.
"...strong premise: While working on a school project, a teen discovers a photo of himself as a child on..."

Sept. 30, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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