In the postmodern slasher classic 'Scream,' Stu Macher stands out among his more conventional character counterparts as a man with realistic violent motivations rooted in misogyny and a desperate need for male approval.…
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'All My Puny Sorrows' is a well-acted adaptation with real pain at its core, but feels overly verbose and affected in its dialogue to feel fully natural.…
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The 21st Bond film won the key to the door in opening up a new golden age for 007.…
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With the stage set for an all-female sequel to the sleeper hit, what did the original ‘Chronicle’ teach us about adolescence and manhood?…
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Norwegian series ‘Skam’ is a refreshingly realistic teen series that paints a genuine portrait of adolescence.…
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Edson Oda’s feature debut is a fantastic meditation on how people experience movies, using filmed life as a metaphor for performance.…
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Advertisements This piece was originally published in the Film Daze Digital Magazine, Issue 6: Adolescence. Enjoy! – The Film Daze Team In Greta Gerwig’s coming-of-age gem Lady Bird, Sacramento is a character. It can’t be heard or spoken to, but the Californian county…
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The “Southern Raiders” episode of 'Avatar: The Last Airbender’ defies the ubiquitous notion that forgiveness is essential, allowing Katara to not only refuse to forgive the man who murdered her mother, but also exact revenge upon him.…
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The most beloved teen Shakespeare films are successful because they generate new meaning out of their adaptational changes.…
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Watching this film about a suicidal woman living in London after WWII the same winter her dad attempted suicide for the second time paradoxically taught this writer how to survive a suicide in her present-day life.…
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