College is the time to find yourself 鈥� at least that鈥檚 what movies tell us. But reality is not often like what we see on the silver screen. While I wish that my time on College Hill had a nicely wrapped message like the American coming-of-age films I grew up watching, the truth is that trying ...
With streaming platforms constantly pumping out so many reboots, spin-offs and revivals, it鈥檚 rare to find one 鈥� especially in the young adult genre 鈥� that doesn鈥檛 feel like an uninspired cash grab. 鈥淲ednesday,鈥� released on Netflix on Nov. 23, is here to surprise viewers with an entertaining ...
It鈥檚 a bad sign when viewers cross their fingers that a show they follow will get canceled so they aren鈥檛 forced to watch it anymore. 鈥淓lite鈥� viewers hoping for a merciful end to the sputtering series did not get lucky this time. Instead they were given a torturous sixth season of Netflix鈥檚 ...
As November withers away, Netflix is already celebrating the Christmas season with the release of 鈥淔alling For Christmas,鈥� a film starring Lindsay Lohan and former 鈥淕lee鈥� star Chord Overstreet. A lackluster addition to the canon of Christmas movies, 鈥淔alling for Christmas鈥� leans heavily ...
From her Disney days playing the sassy Alex Russo to having her songs top charts and establishing a formidable presence on social media, Selena Gomez is one of the most famous stars of her generation. Because of her notability and her public struggles with chronic physical and mental illnesses, Gomez ...
The 1975 are champions of a particular niche of the internet. With quotable lyrics and dreamy synths, the four-man band provides the perfect soundtrack to an indie aesthetic characterized by angst and grunge popular on Tumblr during the mid-2010s.
Teens in the 2000s looked to acclaimed foreign shows such as 鈥淪kins,鈥� 鈥淪kam鈥� and 鈥淒egrassi鈥� to portray the complexities of teenage life, as do teens now with 鈥淪ex Education.鈥� In spite of some struggles, the Netflix reboot of the 鈥�90s Australian show 鈥淗eartbreak High鈥� aims to ...
The 80s had 鈥淗eathers,鈥� the 90s had 鈥淐lueless鈥� and the 2000s had 鈥淢ean Girls.鈥� These films defined their generations with their distinctive and sometimes unrealistic portrayal of teens of the time, becoming the blueprint for the high school romance genre.
Netflix is known for producing a slew of romantic comedies of questionable quality 鈥� think 鈥淭he Kissing Booth鈥� 鈥� which become fun, bad binge watches. Unfortunately, 鈥淟ove in the Villa,鈥� released on Netflix Sept. 1, falls short of even that category, delivering a bad and boring viewing ...
School is back 鈥� and so is another attempt at rebooting an early 2000s show. This time, 鈥淧retty Little Liars鈥� is getting ready for its Gen Z makeover in a HBO Max rework, 鈥淧retty Little Liars: Original Sin.鈥�
