Rough Night

Girls gone murderously wild

"...alum Lucia Aniello, Rough Night briefly gallops when these girls-gone-wild party, but once things take that unfortunate turn, the..."

June 23, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Everything, Everything

Another YA adaption of star-crossed lovers

"...quite The Notebook, but its core demographic of teen girls will likely be more than satisfied. Not being a..."

May 19, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

2017 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Documentaries – Program A

Let the voting begin

"...we learn about the unusual Bronx school for immigrant girls that she attends. In its way, it’s another story..."

Feb. 10, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Eagle Huntress

Real-life heroine soars above tradition

"...authentic movie heroine, like Katniss, Elsa, and other third-wave girls on film who defy gender expectations. No wonder grrrl..."

Nov. 23, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Antibirth

A party girl discovers she's pregnant

"...as a post-millennial splatterpunk barrage of guts, guns, and girls gone wild – sorry, no God here. But Perez,..."

Oct. 28, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

La Leyenda del Chupacabras

Dark animated tale may be too frightening for children

"...Leyenda films) gab, and a couple of magical flying girls interact with Leo. One of them babbles about Facebook..."

Oct. 21, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Girl on the Train

Another girl gone in this tedious adaptation

"...Gone girls are very big business. Certainly Paula Hawkins’ bestseller The..."

Oct. 7, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates

Zac Efron and Adam Devine are a bratty fraternity of two

"...parents issue an ultimatum: Find a couple of respectable girls to bring to the nuptials or else. Of course,..."

July 8, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising

Seth Rogen learns that girls just want to have fun

"...more importantly – in a Rogen film; and c) Girls just wanna have fun, without having to worry about..."

May 20, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Belle & Sebastian Hikes Energy Rates

Time to dance with the Scottish posh pops – Friday at the Moody

"...Moody Theater show on Friday to talk about January’s Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance...."

Aug. 26, 2015 Music Post by Abby Johnston

Annie

This Annie is of our time, even if we've grown remote from spunky little girls.

"...Little girls will love it. I used to be a little..."

Dec. 19, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Blended

America's favorite screen couple, Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore, mosey through another rom-com.

"...can teach them how to bat balls, and Jim’s girls need someone who can educate them about buying tampons...."

May 23, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Vampire Academy

This month's flavor in the teen vampire continuum.

"...Percy Jackson and the Olympians by way of Mean Girls, with a side of (what else?) Harry Potter. Screenwriter..."

Feb. 14, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Go for Sisters

John Sayles' new film, which stars Edward James Olmos and LisaGay Hamilton, is the indie film icon's best work in years.

"...“go for sisters.” But life somehow intervened, and the girls went their separate ways – each one, ironically, functioning..."

Dec. 6, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

‘The Newsroom’ Made Me Wish Chivalry Was Still Dead

HBO show ends season 2 with a ride on the mansplain train

"...well have been called “Suck It, Sucka. P.S. Aren’t Girls THE WORST?”..."

Sept. 16, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

The To Do List

The twist in this raunchy loss-of-virginity comedy starring Aubrey Plaza is that it comes from a teenage girls' perspective.

"...it at the movies? Been there, done that. But girls’ loss of virginity? That is a tale less told,..."

July 26, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

DVD Watch: My Neighbor Totoro

Hayao Miyazaki's sweet and monstrous classic arrives on Blu-ray

"...Instead, 25 years later, the tale of two Japanese girls and their magical troll friend has earned a Blu-ray..."

May 21, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Film Flam

Sequels, students, and summer shakeups

"...new host, strippers get some more love, and Gilmore Girls gets another look, all in this edition of Film..."

May 2, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese

The Sapphires

Exuberant but fairly formulaic, this Australian film is a backstage story about an all-girl singing group from the outback in the Sixties.

"...to again and again. The twist is that the girls – Gail (Mailman), Julie (Mauboy), Kay (Sebbens), and Cynthia..."

April 12, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Only the Young

This gorgeously shot documentary impression of three teenagers in Santa Clarita, California, effectively captures the sensation of youth on the verge.

"...Garrison is the linchpin, sweet, sensitive, and catnip to girls; Kevin is his best friend, a competitive skateboarder whose..."

Feb. 22, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Bad Kids Go to Hell

This Texas-made high school comedy that's based on a comic book mixes elements of The Breakfast Club with Scoobie Doo with uneven results.

"...ass-end of senior year: boys running around with weapons, girls mugging sexy-sassy, narrative continuity be damned. A jumble of..."

Dec. 7, 2012 Movie Review by Leah Churner

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2

The Twilight's over, and the darkness has just begun.

"...already, spliced together by a small army of sighing girls who may now turn those editing chops toward endeavors..."

Nov. 23, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The AggreGAYtor: October 26

Your daily dose of LGBTQIA news

"...Teresa Giudice hangs out with her girls, President Obama makes an announcement, and Mitt Romney goes..."

Oct. 26, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

Pitch Perfect

Despite the cookie-cutter dysfunction seen in this college girls' a cappella group, this film film can be a lot of fun.

"...it behind my back” – and a cookie-cutter dysfunctional, all-girls a cappella group. One soft-spoken singer, played by Hana..."

Sept. 28, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days

This third film in the tween series is funny without being in any way condescending to its target audience.

"...Frazzled parents of the tween boys (and girls) of summer, your cinematic savior has arrived. And, not..."

Aug. 3, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Star of Texas Preview: B.A.D. Looking For More Gold

B.ay A.rea D.erby go from bowl hosts to visitors

"...Texas Bowl this weekend, and the B.ay A.rea D.erby Girls are the only one not top of their region...."

July 19, 2012 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

The Cabin in the Woods

Cabin in the Woods is the most intoxicating morsel to hit the horror circuit since Scream or, at least, Paranormal Activity.

"...on a weekend getaway off the grid. Of the girls, there's the sexually active Jules (Hutchison) and the virginal..."

April 13, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Descendants

George Clooney teams up with Sideways filmmaker Alexander Payne for this funny but tender story that's a little too smug for its own good.

"...Alexander Payne (Sideways, About Schmidt) don't always square: The girls seem more precociously rebellious than tyrannical – OK, so..."

Nov. 25, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The HPV Flashback

After rivals attack Perry, a review of the 2007 Gardasil fight

"...national stage for his 2007 order to vaccinate school girls against human papillomavirus. But, as is the way with..."

Sept. 13, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer

Young Judy's summer takes an upward swing when her Aunt Opal (played by Heather Graham) comes to stay.

"...generally a fan of movies that choose to star girls (of any age) as their lead subjects, Judy Moody..."

June 17, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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