Spider-Man: Homecoming
Your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is back (again)
"...third big-screen incarnation of Marvel’s most popular and relatable teen superhero. Swinging into a melee way over his head..."
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July 7, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Despicable Me 3
Animated franchise confirms the law of diminishing returns
"...raising it’s mulleted head in the form of former pre-teen TV star and now dance-happy global maniac Evil Bratt..."
June 30, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Smurfs: The Lost Village
The little blue critters are back
"...gag or a sly pop-culture joke, this is pure pre-teen schlock minus the wacky intellectual heft of, say, SpongeBob..."
April 7, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Sleepless
A shady cop searches for his kidnapped son
"...driving his son Thomas (Johnson) to football practice, the teen is kidnapped and held for ransom by drug dealer..."
Jan. 20, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
The Edge of Seventeen
Teen dramedy gets the growing pains right
"...world can never have too many movies about mouthy teens. Mouthiness is Nadine’s (Steinfeld) best trait. It’s also a..."
Nov. 18, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
Compadres
Mexican action comedy
"...first 20 minutes. Garza then teams up with American teen Vic (Morgan), a shy hacker embroiled in the theft,..."
April 22, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki
The Boss
This Melissa McCarthy comedy is funny, but should be even funnier
"...(Bell) takes her in, and when Michelle accompanies Claire’s pre-teen daughter Rachel (Anderson) to a Dandelions meeting (modeled on..."
April 8, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
SXSW Film Review: I Am Not a Serial Killer
A teen sociopath on the trail of a monster
"...fighting monsters lest you become one? Sometimes, as revisionist teen horror I Am Not a Serial Killer notes, having..."
March 14, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Krampus
This horror-comedy brings a demon to the holiday gathering
"...loving, if distant, mother (Collette) and father (Scott), and teen sis Beth (Owen), he’s closest to his German-speaking grandmother..."
Dec. 11, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension
In this final film in the series, found footage causes more trouble
"...Fleeges: dad Ryan (Murray), mom Emily (Shaw), and their pre-teen daughter Leila (an effective George). While moving into their..."
Oct. 30, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
He Named Me Malala
Doc about the famous champion of girls' eduction, Malala Yousafzai
"...more heroic and ready-made than Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani teen who survived being shot in the head by the..."
Oct. 9, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
This indie hit is sweet and funny
"...Award and the Grand Jury Prize – but his teen indie dramedy has since been met in some corners..."
June 26, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
Poltergeist
They're here … again. But why?
"...grapple with which of them should become the breadwinner, teen daughter Kendra (Sharbino) pouts about the lack of a..."
May 29, 2015 Movie Review by William Goss
White God
This Hungarian film is the Battleship Potemkin of canine mutiny
"...award recognizes. Blending political allegory with the tropes of teen coming-of-age films, White God begins as a tale about..."
April 10, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki
Lost River
Ryan Gosling's controversial debut as a writer/director finally arrives
"...her family of two boys, toddler Franky (Stewart) and teen Bones (De Caestecker). Bones steals copper from abandoned buildings..."
April 10, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
It Follows Goes Everywhere
Director David Robert Mitchell on finding horror in Detroit
"...become the consistent conjoined twins that have hovered over teen horror. But in It Follows, their connection is less..."
March 26, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Good Day, Ramón
This Mexican hit tells a heartwarming story about a teen who's forced to rely on the kindness of strangers when he travels to Germany to find work.
"...Ramón (Ferrer), a Mexican teen thrust into manhood, wants to do right by his..."
Feb. 20, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Project Almanac
Teens discover plans for a time machine within found footage, but things go awry when they begin to construct it.
"...do for the time-travel movie what Chronicle did for teen superheroes – and basically succeeds at fulfilling its own..."
Feb. 6, 2015 Movie Review by William Goss
Mommy
Canadian wunderkind Xavier Dolan creates a volatile drama about a violently hyperactive teen, his strong-willed mother, and the nice woman who lives across the street.
"...Mommy opens in a cauldron of unchecked emotions as teenage Steve (Pilon) starts a cafeteria fire and his unconstrained..."
Feb. 6, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
One in a Crowd: The Honor Farm
Austin documentary expert Karen Skloss takes us back to school
"...Part teen crush drama, part psychedelic psycho thriller: Director Karen Skloss'..."
Dec. 29, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Kirk Cameron's Saving Christmas
The former teen heartthrob turned evangelical entrepreneur shows how to put the faith back into Christmas.
"...Essentially an extended Sunday sermon in which former teen heartthrob-turned-evangelical entrepreneur Kirk Cameron "Camsplains" the true meaning of..."
Nov. 14, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
Ouija
Hasbro's soothsaying board is the MacGuffin in this teen horror film.
"...with Christmas lights!) suicide of her BFF Debbie (Hennig), teen smart girl Laine (Cooke), along with boyfriend Trevor (Kagasoff),..."
Oct. 31, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Pride
In this inspirational true story, striking Welsh miners and the local LGBT community find common bonds.
"...In 1984, homosexual teen Joe (MacKay) quietly joins the ranks of an LGBT..."
Oct. 10, 2014 Movie Review by William Goss
Transformers: Age of Extinction
Optimus Prime finds a new pal in franchise addition Mark Wahlberg.
"...spending money on junk to make new junk!" tanned teen Tessa (Peltz) pleads with her pops. Clearly, she doesn't..."
July 4, 2014 Movie Review by William Goss
Breathe In
A comely British exchange student in upstate New York upsets a cozy family dynamic.
"...uncanny resemblance to young Laura Dern) is a typical teen: She’s a member of the swim team who longs..."
April 18, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
DVDanger: 'Haunter' / 'Hellbenders'
A supernatural weekend in home releases
"...year. A couple of weeks ago, we had temporal teen angst with +1, and now we get another looping..."
Feb. 22, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Vampire Academy
This month's flavor in the teen vampire continuum.
"...novels, Vampire Academy proves, if little else, that the tween/teen market for young vamps in love and death remains,..."
Feb. 14, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Endless Love
New era, same old story: young passions, forbidden love, and parents who just don't understand.
"...perverse comedy. If the vanilla, homogenized, soap opera/TV commercial, teen-romance stereotypes had just been pushed a bit further, one..."
Feb. 14, 2014 Movie Review by Louis Black
That Awkward Moment
Former High School Musical heartthrob Zac Efron stars in this dude-centric romantic comedy.
"...Former teen idol Zac Efron plays Jason, a twentysomething book-jacket illustrator..."
Feb. 7, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
DVDanger: '+1'
Teen parties and time loops merge to surprising effect
"...in Primer's wake, like Another Earth and Coherence. Cerebral teen headscratcher +1 (IFC Midnight) hopes to join their ranks...."
Jan. 18, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
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