School Spirits: Season 1/Episode 4 Recap “Ghoul Intentions”
Secrets come out and teams come together in a revealing School Spirits episode.
Young Adult
In the Young Adult tag, you’ll find coming-of-age stories and productions featuring those in their late teens through twenties getting their lives together.
School Spirits: Season 1, Episodes 1-3 “My So-Called Death/The Fault of Our Scars/Dead and Confused” – Recap/ Review
In the School Spirits premiere, Maddie is dead, and mystery lurks in every school hallway as she tries to discover what happened to her while balancing time between the living and the dead.
Chang Can Dunk (2023) – Movie Review/ Summary
Chang Can Dunk is an impressive debut by Jingyi Shao that shakes up the familiar underdog sports story.
Lonely Castle in the Mirror (2023) – Review/ Summary
With themes of bullying, death, assault, and more, “Lonely Castle in the Mirro” is an immensely emotional experience.
The Magic Flute (2023) – Review/ Summary
“The Magic Flute” is the kind of movie adaptation that will make you wonder, if the film is this good, would seeing it live be just the same or better?
Suzume (2023) – Review/ Summary
Makoto Shinkai continues his streak of visually stunning and emotionally impactful anime with “Suzume.”
“Conversations After Sex” at the Irish Arts Center (2023) – Review/ Summary
“Conversations After Sex” may do itself a disservice by not naming its character or having different men play the lead’s lover, but it still delivers in many ways.
The Coast Starlight (2023) – Review/ Summary
Taking place barely over a day, “The Coast Starlight” is packed with a series of what-if conversations that leave you longing for connection.
Under His Influence (2023) – Review/ Summary
In this “Did he or didn’t he” film, a social media influencer falls for a young man who may have killed his teacher, but the evidence is slim against him.
Winnie The Pooh: Blood and Honey (2023) – Review/ Summary
“Winnie The Pooh: Blood and Honey” feels like a throwback to when slasher movies began, and the goal was to freak out the audience with intense visuals.
Somebody I Used To Know (2023) – Review/ Summary
“Somebody I Used To Know” may have a wonderful “Community” reunion and unexpected friendship worth investing in, but it doesn’t offer much beyond that.
The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window (2023) – Review/ Summary
While it sometimes feels like it says too much to make things more complicated than they need be, as time goes on, you realize avoiding simplicity is the point.
Joy Ride (2023) – New Movie Coming Soon
From the writers of “Family Guy,” “Crazy Rich Asians” and “Raya and the Last Dragon” comes a new comedy adventure set in Asia.
Cat Person (2023) – Review and Summary
If you ever wondered what a woman may think when dating a man, both the positive and negative, “Cat Person” is here to illuminate you.
The Starling Girl (2023) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Coming of age in a religious setting is hard, for what coastal cities may see as natural impulses, a conservative community in the Midwest would call those sin.
Maybe I Do (2023) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Emma Roberts and Luke Bracey act as Trojan horses for a movie about love, companionship, and marriage after 60.
A Thousand and One (2023) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
If Teyana Taylor is going to give up on her music career, the gift of her performance in “A Thousand And One” makes up for it.
Shortcomings (2023) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“Shortcomings” desires to push back against the spectacle of representation as it dives into the day-to-day conversations of an unlikable lead.
The Persian Version (2023) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
In this epic exploration of an Iranian Mother and her American-raised daughter’s relationship, you get a story that feels like a friend revealing a recent discovery of their family history to you.
Fancy Dance (2023) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“Fancy Dance” may have a name that makes you think you’ll watch something lighthearted, but as it dives into indigenous people’s continued injustice, you only get that in doses.
