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WHEN YOU FINISH SAVING THE WORLD

January 26, 2023 By Leave a Comment

WHEN YOU FINISH SAVING THE WORLD

WHEN YOU FINISH SAVING THE WORLD is a melancholy comedy about blindness and boundaries.  Grounded by performances by Julianne Moore and Finn Wolfhard that are wonders of anger and pain and absurdity, it examines the volatile emotions lurking beneath a family’s thin veneer of civility as it reaches a breaking point when reality intrudes on… Read More »

Tagged With: high school crush, internet fame, mother-son, social work

SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING

July 8, 2017 By Leave a Comment

SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING

Leaving aside what might otherwise be a richly nuanced discussion of why we need another Spider-man reboot so soon, it is with delight and relief that I report its success.  Tom Holland takes on the red spandex and the ironic wisecracks as Peter Parker, the brilliant high-school kid whose bite from a radioactive spider has… Read More »

Tagged With: high school crush, Marvel Universe, Marxism, MCU, reboot, Spiderman, Staten Island Ferry

THE DUFF Rules

February 24, 2015 By Leave a Comment

THE DUFF Rules

There are, to be sure, the usual tropes of high school angst and triumph to be found in THE DUFF, based on the book by Kody Keplinger, but this is a film distinguished by sprightly, intelligent writing, and outstanding performances that are not just funny, but also perceptive and nuanced.  Except for the high school… Read More »

Tagged With: adolescence, Allison Janney, Ari Sandel, Bella Thorne, book to screen, cyber bullying, high school, high school crush, homecoming, insecurities, Josh A. Cagan, Ken Jeong, Kody Keplinger, Mae Whitman, Nick Eversman, Romany Malco, young adult

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