Movie review: Eight Grade

Hello! And welcome to the review of Eight Grade or the age I might be stuck in (spoiler, self-realization occurs in this review)! IMDb summary: An introverted teenage girl tries to survive the last week of her disastrous eighth-grade year before leaving to start high school. Eight Grade was written and directed by Bo Burnham

5 ideas about a movie: Every Day

Hello! Before watching Avengers: Infinity War, I checked out a smaller YA movie, so that my series of recent YA reviews could continue. This is Every Day! IMDb summary: A shy teenager falls for someone who transforms into another person every day. Previous recent YA movies I’ve discussed are linked here: Status Update, Love, Simon, Midnight Sun,

5 ideas about a movie: Midnight Sun

Hello! Welcome to a review of another YA movie. This time around, it’s Midnight Sun. IMDb summary: A 17-year-old girl suffers from a condition that prevents her from being out in the sunlight. Midnight Sun was written by Eric Kirsten and directed by Scott Speer (whose previous teen dramedy – Status Update – came out only

Movie review: Love, Simon

Hello! Welcome to a review of a gay teen romance that made a straight adult believe in love again. I’m kidding. But also, not really. Anyways, this is Love, Simon! IMDb summary: Simon Spier keeps a huge secret from his family, his friends, and all of his classmates: he’s gay. When that secret is threatened, Simon must face everyone

Movie review: Lady Bird

Hello! Welcome to the review of the best tomato (once) in the movie business. This is Lady Bird. IMDb summary: In 2002, an artistically inclined seventeen-year-old girl comes of age in Sacramento, California. Greta Gerwig Lady Bird was written and directed by Greta Gerwig – an actress-turned-writer, now also a director (this film was her directorial

5 ideas about a movie: Status Update

Hello! Welcome to a review of a movie you haven’t heard of. This is Status Update – a clear example of what the critics (or angry online commentators) mean when they describe something as ‘millennial’. IMDb summary: Ross Lynch stars as Kyle Moore, a teenager who after being uprooted by his parents’ separation and unable to

Movie review: Maze Runner: The Death Cure

Hello! The last of the YA dystopias is coming to an end. This is Maze Runner: The Death Cure. IMDb summary: Young hero Thomas embarks on a mission to find a cure for a deadly disease known as the “Flare”. Writing The Death Cure was written by T.S. Nowlin (the writer of the two previous pictures in this series and the

Movie review: Everything Everything

Hello! Hiding behind all the summer blockbusters, are smaller drama films. This particular one is also on a mission to prove that YA movies are not dead yet. This is Everything Everything. IMDb summary: A teenager who’s spent her whole life confined to her home falls for the boy next door. While YA adaptations have been

BEST, WORST, and MISSED movies of 2016!

Hello! Yes, it’s that time of the year again for me to list my favorite and least favorite pictures. Like last year, I will also give you a top 5 of the films that you might have missed because of various reasons but which are worth a watch. 2015’s lists are here. A short warning

Movie review: Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children

Good morning/day/evening! Another YA adaptation from a once visionary director has hit theaters, so, let’s take it apart! This is the review of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children! IMDb summary: When Jacob discovers clues to a mystery that stretches across time, he finds Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. But the danger deepens after he