Teen Drama

With 2 episodes left, 10 ‘Cruel Summer’ questions

Freeform is pushing the hashtags #IBelieveJeanette and #IBelieveKate in its “Cruel Summer” (Tuesdays) promotions. But I believe it’s unlikely that one is the villain and

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‘Cruel Summer’ is sudsy and satisfying

“Cruel Summer” (Tuesdays, Freeform) would’ve been a frothy summer cable series a decade ago. Today, TV schedules are less rigid, but this teen/family mystery gives

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‘Sleepaway Camp’ sequels (1988-89) coast on momentum

“Sleepaway Camp” (1982) is a cult classic with mesmerizingly stiff direction, editing and acting that leads up to one of the most famous final-frame twists

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‘She’s All That’ (1999) is all that it can be

“She’s All That” was all that in January 1999, and I recall being peeved by the film for being a generic teen message movie that

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Vaughn, Newton are great, but ‘Freaky’ is rather basic

“Freaky” has slasher-flick moments and it has comedic moments, but never at the same time, leading to a patchwork hybrid that always feels like a

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‘Chilling Adventures of Sabrina’ loses magic in Part 4

I gave decent marks to the previous seasons (which this series calls “parts”) of “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina,” but in retrospect it was because I imagined

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‘Cobra Kai’ Season 3 balances fan service, sharp writing

“Cobra Kai,” which recently dropped its 10-episode third season on Netflix (after two years on YouTube Premium), has come along at a perfect cultural intersection

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‘The Faculty’ (1998) a slick product with a point

In 1998, I ranked “The Faculty” higher than “Disturbing Behavior” in my year-end top 10, but today I think the crisp, on-the-nose nature of director

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‘Empire Records’ (1995) no longer overshadowed by its music

“Empire Records” (1995) is perhaps not technically or objectively a good movie, but it’s almost impossible to dislike it. Choppily yet insightfully written by Carol

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‘X-Men’ finale ‘New Mutants’ taps into old story

Fox’s two-decade run of 13 “X-Men” films and two TV series ends in understated and underwhelming fashion with “The New Mutants,” which was originally supposed

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