coming of age

A video on Stranger Things and its clever use of intertextuality

Posted 8 years ago

STRANGER THINGS is great. I don’t think that’s a controversial statement, but at the same time, there are a lot of valid critiques against it (like most things). However, one of the most touted critiques is that “it’s not original”....

Netflix animated series Big Mouth renewed for second season

Posted 9 years ago

I haven't seen the Netflix animated series BIG MOUTH, starring comedians Nick Kroll and John Mulaney, but not from lack of interest. I just got a free Hulu trial, and wanted to get the most out of it before the month...

New Stranger Things promo focuses on Eleven!

Posted 9 years ago

Like most people, I am really looking forward to season 2 of STRANGER THINGS. Besides the cool monsters and the interesting mythology, the best part about the show were its characters. Especially that of the tragic Eleven, played by newcomer...

Is Netflix releasing Stranger Things discs in vintage VHS packaging?

Posted 9 years ago

With season 2 of Netflix's STRANGER THINGS just around the corner, now seems like the perfect time to release STRANGER THINGS to Blu-Ray/DVD, or any sort of physical media. Maybe some commentaries or behind-the-scenes documentaries (the main reasons I miss...

Stranger Things promo talks about how strange 1984 was

Posted 9 years ago

Well, here’s a fun little promo for the second season of Netflix’s hit series STRANGER THINGS. It weaves a conspiracy theory about how the disappearance of Will and his brush with the Upside Down led to things like the 1984...

90s nostalgia full-steam ahead with new Netflix show Everything Sucks!

Posted 9 years ago

So I've been binging THAT 70s SHOW on Netflix the last week (eight seasons takes a while), and it brought back a lot of nostalgic memories. Not for the '70s (I wasn't alive then), but of my friends and I...

We interview The Edge of Seventeen star Hailee Steinfeld and more!

Posted 9 years ago

Sometimes a teen flick manages to rise above the rest. And this is truly the case of THE EDGE OF SEVENTEEN. Written and directed by Kelly Fremon Craig, this flick is truly one of the best and most surprising comedies...

Chris Cooper stars as J.D. Salinger in Coming Through the Rye

Posted 10 years ago

People have been trying to adapt J.D. Salinger's CATCHER IN THE RYE for decades. It's understandable, as it's a novel that perfectly encapsulates what it feels like to be a teenager — trying to feel like an adult while still struggling...

Son of Saul’s Laszlo Nemes to direct coming-of-age thriller Sunset

Posted 10 years ago

Laszlo Nemes' World War II drama SON OF SAUL was met with critical acclaim upon its release at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, and Screen Daily is reporting that the Hungarian filmmaker has secured grant money to help fund SUNSET,...

Book Review: Stephen King’s Joyland

Posted 13 years ago

GET JOYLAND HERE! PLOT: Old man Devin Jones looks back at when he was a young, wide eyed adult. He spent time working at Carnival then and he experienced a broken heart, an unsolved murder, a haunted house ride that was truly...