The Common Law

Teenage workers – can my 14-year-old work?

"...an effort to balance work with school and other teenage activities, there are child-labor laws that restrict how many..."

May 4, 2007 Column by Luke Ellis

A Better Life

An undocumented Mexican worker in Los Angeles who struggles to earn a living and keep his teenage son from joining a gang is the subject of this heartfelt drama.

"...A Better Life, the story of an undocumented Mexican worker in Los Angeles and his struggle to earn a..."

July 8, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Only Yesterday

Animated Japanese film about a woman reflecting on her childhood

"...protagonist of Only Yesterday is Taeko, a twentysomething career office-worker in modern (well, 1991) Tokyo, who takes a holiday..."

Feb. 26, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Fun

"...with a smarmy print reporter (Moses) and his social worker counterpart (Hope) as a framing device, allowing us to..."

Aug. 18, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Close My Eyes

"...separated when their parents divorced and so spend their teenage years apart. When they come together again their meetings..."

Dec. 27, 1991 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

This indie hit is sweet and funny

"...Book and film both are narrated exclusively by a teenage bundle of neuroses named Greg (Mann). He hates his..."

June 26, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Powder

"...first two seasons). Powder's premise starts strong -- a teenaged genius suffering from the dual pangs of albinism and..."

Nov. 3, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Common Law

Can My 15-Year-Old Work During the School Year?

"...an effort to balance work with school and other teenage activities, there are child-labor laws that restrict how many..."

Sept. 3, 2010 Column by Luke Ellis

The Common Law

Back to School – Can My 15-Year-Old Still Work?

"...an effort to balance work with school and other teenage activities, there are child labor laws that restrict how..."

Aug. 29, 2008 Column by Luke Ellis

SXSW Film Review: Until Branches Bend

Gorgeous eco-drama about how a tiny beetle upends a town

"...Bob Ross oil painting, but when a curious factory worker discovers an invasive beetle burrowed inside the stone fruit,..."

March 14, 2023 Screens Post by Dex Wesley Parra

Pet Sematary Remake to Close SXSW Film

Midnighters, Festival Favorites, plus shorts all announced

"...this visually inventive sequel to The Woman, a feral teenage girl is taken into strict Catholic care and prepared..."

Feb. 6, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

All The Pieces Fall in to Place as SXSW Adds Tetris

New titles include experimental Visions and 24 Beats Per Second

"...Kevin Best, Luke Gilford Dylan, a 21-year old construction worker in rural New Mexico, joins a community of queer..."

Feb. 1, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Wes Anderson Brings Isle of Dogs to SXSW

Plus Midnighters bring the gore, and Alita party

"..."Kira Burning" D: Laurel Akira Parmet Teenage Kira attempts to take revenge after a heartbreaking betrayal..."

Feb. 7, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Gran Torino

Clint Eastwood directs and stars in what could be a perfect career-capper due to the perceptive way the character he plays seems to be a culmination of all the roles he's played before.

"...to him, we learn Kowalski is a retired auto worker and newly minted widower. He lives in suburban Detroit..."

Jan. 9, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Twelve and Holding

This disturbing but emotionally authentic story about adolescent life treats its subjects with bravery and compassion.

"...saw L.I.E., Cuesta’s prickly, ominous first film about a teenage boy and his developing friendship with a neighbor who..."

June 30, 2006 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Up and Down

Director Jan Hrebejk’s stylishly interwoven tales of modern-day Prague add up to a melancholy, comedic riff on what it means to be European these days.

"...mothers’ unattended offspring). Then there’s Hana (Timková), a social worker helping the baby’s true parents track down their missing..."

May 6, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Lilo & Stitch

"...of orphans, emotionally troubled grade-school hellion Lilo (Chase) and teenage sister Nani (Carrere), who are scraping dysfunctionally along in..."

June 21, 2002 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...venomous social climber in favor of a lovable social worker. The story update, while suffering its own share of..."

Dec. 8, 1995 News Feature

Scene of the Crime

Revisiting the yogurt shop murders: A cold case reconsideration of the 1991 crime points away from the prosecution's assumptions and conclusions

"...more likely scenario than an impulse crime by four teenage boys. A Dead End..."

Dec. 16, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Epiphanies for the Blind

Who's Teaching Who at the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired?

"...tinkly sounds" (that being a real anecdote from a worker at TSBVI). "There are people who would like music..."

Feb. 23, 1996 Music Feature by Mindy LaBernz

SXSW Goes Monster Hunting With Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves

Evil Dead Rises and more added to festival lineup

"...not to join the search for Brooke, a missing teenage girl she used to nanny. Cast List: Rachel Sennott,..."

Jan. 11, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Raises a Smile With First Announcement

The Banshees of Inisherin, V/H/S/99, sharks, and more

"...Said Malaysia, 2022, World Premiere, 102 min. A psychic teenage boy battles a bloodthirsty, malevolent spirit in this gory..."

Aug. 16, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Unleashes Massive Film List

High-concept horror A Quiet Place to open fest

"...Olivia Newman Hardened by years in foster care, a teenage girl from Brooklyn's Brownsville neighborhood decides that wrestling boys..."

Jan. 31, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Luv Doc: To Search or Not to Search?

How did you fail so spectacularly as a parent?

"...morning when I go to wake him up, my teenage son's bedroom is locked and there is loud metal..."

Sept. 18, 2015 Column by The Luv Doc

SXSW Scares & Shorts Revealed

Late-night fare and short film lineup announced

"...A Chjàna (The Plain) follows Ayiva, an African migrant worker who seeks to reunite with his best friend in..."

Feb. 8, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Sundance Announces Competition Slate

Austinite Jeff Nichols will compete in Park City

"...— A wealthy Iranian family struggles to contain a teenager’s growing sexual rebellion and her brother’s dangerous obsession. Cast:..."

Dec. 1, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Friggin' Genius

SXSW Film announces feature film lineup

"...Romita, Jr. The film tells the story of average teenager Dave Lizewski, a comic-book fanboy who decides to take..."

Feb. 4, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Fall Movie Round-Up

Sneaking Into Autumn

"...asks the eternal question: Why must I be a teenager in love? (Oct. 18)..."

Sept. 6, 1996 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...Ashley Olsen, are an inexplicably popular phenomenon that, like teenage mutant ninja turtles, adults were never meant to understand...."

Nov. 17, 1995 News Feature

AGLIFF Presses Play on The Capote Tapes

LGBTQIA+ film festival announces online lineup for 2020

"...Nominated for twelve Israeli Film Awards, Flawless follows three teenagers from Jerusalem who sell their kidneys to pay for..."

July 8, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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