coming of age Archives - Stars & Popcorn

Booksmart (Review)

May 26, 2019May 26, 2019 Patrick Sessoms Beanie Feldstein, comedy, coming of age, Emily Halpern, feminism, high school, Kaitlyn Dever, Katie Silberman, Olivia Wilde, Sarah Haskins, Susanna Fogel, teen, womance

Booksmart is this Generation’s The Breakfast Club. I don’t care what you’re doing. Stop and go see Booksmart! Well, finish

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Mid90s (Review)

November 3, 2018November 2, 2018 Patrick Sessoms coming of age, Gio Galicia, Jonah Hill, Na-kel Smith, Olan Prenatt, Ryder McLaughlin, skating, Slice of Life, Sunny Suljic, teens

Like Its Tagline, Mid90s Falls but Gets Back Up Again. Jonah Hill makes his directorial debut with the coming of

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Eighth Grade (Review)

August 3, 2018September 9, 2018 Patrick Sessoms Bo Burnham, comedy, coming of age, drama, Elsie Fisher, female lead, Josh Hamilton, school, teen, teenagers

Eighth Grade Reminds Me How Hard Growing Up is and Also Why I Don’t Have Kids. There’s a lot going

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Summer of ’84 (Review)

June 14, 2018September 9, 2018 Patrick Sessoms 80s, coming of age, horror, indie, Indie Film, serial killer, teenagers

Summer of ’84 is Big on Nostalgia, but Short On Everything Else. Summer of ‘84 is a coming of age

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Blockers (Review)

April 6, 2018September 9, 2018 Patrick Sessoms comedy, coming of age, Geraldine Viswanathan, Gideon Adlon, Ike Barinholtz, John Cena, Kathryn Newton, Leslie Mann, parents

Blockers Continues the Trend of Funny and Slightly Woke Movies in 2018! I have to say, 2018 has been quite

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Oscar Predictions

Lady Bird (Review)

December 12, 2017December 18, 2018 Patrick Sessoms coming of age, Greta Gerwig, growing up, high school, Lady Bird, Laurie Metcalf, Saoirse Ronan, teens

Lady Bird is a coming of age drama to pull at the old heartstrings. Lady Bird is essentially a movie

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