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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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Deadman Wonderland (Review)

January 6, 2019November 10, 2018 Patrick Sessoms Anime, blood, fighting, Greg Ayers, Kōichirō Hatsumi, Manglobe, Monica Rial, Patrick Seitz, prison, teen, teenagers

Deadman Wonderland Gives Us the Anime Take on Prison. Anime is no stranger to hyper-violence, but Deadman Wonderland puts the

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The Future Diary (Review)

September 30, 2018September 9, 2018 Patrick Sessoms Anime, battle royale, blood, bloody, Brina Palencia, high school, horror, Josh Grelle, precognition, stalker, teen, teenagers, time travel

Future Diary is Battle Royale Meets Precognition. I have to admit that Future Diary is one of the first anime

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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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