Turning Red Review
What a positively fascinating film from Disney and Pixar. Turning Red is an interesting study on the transformation from childhood to teenagehood, and how the public shies away from mentioning the process. Can you believe that people got bent out of shape about this? Sheesh, me neither. Let’s get into it. Official Synopsis In Disney and Pixar’s Turning Red, confident, dorky 13-year-old Mei must ba...[Read More]
Love, Simon
Based off Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli, Love, Simon is a coming-of-age film about Simon Spier, a teenage boy in high school who describes himself like anyone else, but with one major secret…he’s gay. Simon, despite having great friends and an incredible relationship with his family, carries on through high school without anyone knowing his secret until a fellow closeted cl...[Read More]
Lady Bird
Lady Bird is a coming of age film that will forever be known as a classic. Directed by Greta Gerwig, Catholic high school teenager Lady Bird (Saoirse Ronan) navigates a loving but difficult relationship with her strong-willed mother (Laurie Metcalf) over the course of her senior year of high school. What makes Lady Bird so great is that it feels so authentic. The entire time I watched this movie, ...[Read More]