The Spectacular Now: Youth is wasted
Somewhere between Rebel Without a Cause and Can’t Hardly Wait, this film will hit you in all your soft spots.
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The World’s End: Dudes, beers, and body-snatching space alien robots
Funny British people do funny things while being chased by body-snatching space alien robots.
Elysium: Poor old Earth
Wouldn’t you know it, the world has ended yet again. This time it’s Matt Damon who saves us all with a mixture of violence, technology, and a whole lot of heart. Zzzzz.
Only God Forgives: Style for style’s sake
Only God has time to forgive, the rest of us lowly humans spend our time chopping off the limbs of those who’ve wronged us.
The Wolverine: Darren Aronofsky didn’t direct this film
We’re living in the Dark and Serious(ly boring) Age of comic book movies.
The To Do List: Running the bases whether you like it or not
It’s a gross summer comedy about teens getting nasty, but hear me out, this one is different.
The Way Way Back: Parents just don’t understand
This film practically sings, “Oh to be young again!” But then it mutters, “JK not for a million dollars.”
The Lone Ranger: The glory days of (someone else’s) childhood
Maybe if I’d been alive in the first half of the 20th Century, I’d be able to overlook this overblown film’s flaws, but I was too busy trying desperately to become a human being, sooooo…
The Kings of Summer: Out here, it’s our time
Films like Stand by Me set a really high bar for coming-of-age movies featuring boys spending time traipsing through the woods. The Kings of Summer clears that bar just about half of the time!
