Youtube personality, turned stand-up comedian, turned Writer/Director, Bo Burnham, has crafted a coming-of-age story about an 8th Grade girl struggling with defining her identity. There are many "coming-of-age" films out there, but "Eighth Grade" stands apart. Its insight not only into the life of a middle-schooler but the impact social media plays in their lives. [...]
“Nerve” – “Anything is possible, if you’ve got enough nerve.” – J.K. Rowling Vee (Emma Roberts), a high school senior, does not believe that anything is possible, because she plays it safe. Now, she studies hard and takes lots of terrific photos as a photographer on the yearbook staff but is too shy to speak [...]
This artistic thriller starts out incredibly promising but ends up as an incoherent mess of bad pacing, nonsensical plot “twists”, and terrible editing. Featuring a compelling ensemble cast, a trendy title, and Tara Subkoff’s directorial debut, “#Horror” is intriguing to say the least. Unfortunately, it seems as if Subkoff, who also wrote the screenplay, focused [...]
