Tubi is pressing “start” on another Gen Z play, and this time the battlefield is digital, romantic, and a little bit ruthless. The free streaming platform from Fox Corporation is leveling up its YA slate with GAME ON, a romcom that swaps meet-cutes for match queues and heartbreak for
Let’s talk about one of my favorite films to come out of SXSW, Edie Arnold is a Loser. The story is a coming-of-age indie film that channels teenage alienation through the raw energy of punk. The story follows the shy Catholic School dork, Edie Arnold, who is dragged against her will to a punk
Tubi’s Kissing Is the Easy Part is tapping into a genre many fans feel has been missing from the big screen: the heartfelt, funny, and deeply relatable coming-of-age romance. At the film’s recent red carpet premiere, the cast reflected on why teen rom-coms still matter, and why audiences of
Netflix’s latest original series, Boots, has arrived, and it has truly exceeded my expectations. The series is based on Greg Cope White’s memoir "The Pink Marine" and follows the real-life story of a young gay man navigating the U.S. Marine Corps in the 1990s. That may not seem exciting
The indie dramedy Pools dives deep into themes of grief and healing, but instead of drowning its audience in heavy melodrama, it finds surprising joy through friendship, laughter, and late-night adventure. Directed by Samuel Hayes, this coming-of-age film uses the swimming pool as both a
Writer/Director Nicholas Colia’s debut, Griffin in Summer, is the kind of indie gem that sneaks up on you with heart, humor, and just the right dose of awkwardness. It’s a fresh, funny, and surprisingly tender take on what it feels like to be young, ambitious, and a little too sure of yourself.
Prime Video is taking us back to the golden age of millennial summers with its brand-new coming-of-age series, The Runarounds. This feel-good drama follows a group of fresh high school graduates in Wilmington, North Carolina, who form a real rock band and chase stardom during one
Netflix has released the highly anticipated first look at BOOTS, a powerful new coming-of-age series set in the intense and unpredictable world of the U.S. Marine Corps. Premiering October 9, the series stars Miles Heizer (13 Reasons Why), Liam Oh, Vera Farmiga (The Conjuring), Max Parker, and
At the end of last week's episode of The Pitt, we finally learned what happened to cause Westbridge to shut down. As PTMC preemptively secures itself from a possible cyberattack, the younger doctors and nurses get a trial by fire on how their superiors did their jobs "in the 1900s." With
The trailer for A24's The Drama does a great job of keeping things intentionally vague. We meet Charlie (Robert Pattinson) and Emma (Zendaya), a couple about to get married who seem like they know everything about each other… until they very clearly don’t. One drunken night at dinner with
Cultural phenomena like Elvis Presley simply don't come along very often. As a follow-up to his 2022 Elvis Biopic, energetic director Baz Luhrmann unearthed and restored never-before-seen footage of Presley, including 45 minutes of audio where he discussed his life and work, and made all of
