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On Ham on Rye and Smoking Bowls

By Jenny Gage | January 11, 2021

By Jenny Gage | January 11, 2021

On Ham on Rye and Smoking Bowls

Filmmaker Jenny Gage on Tyler Taormina's unconventional coming-of-age movie, a film which perfectly captures the feeling of being a teenager.

Bruce LaBruce’s Academy of the Underrated: Over the Edge

By Bruce LaBruce | January 3, 2018

By Bruce LaBruce | January 3, 2018

Bruce LaBruce’s Academy of the Underrated: Over the Edge

The latest title in LaBruce's alternative canon is Jonathan Kaplan's 1979 zeitgeist teen drama starring Matt Dillon.

Bruce LaBruce’s Academy of the Underrated: Little Darlings

By Bruce LaBruce | July 7, 2017

By Bruce LaBruce | July 7, 2017

Bruce LaBruce’s Academy of the Underrated: Little Darlings

LaBruce inducts the 1980 feminist teensploitation movie starring Tatum O'Neal and Kristy McNichol into his alternative canon.

How Gregg Araki’s Nowhere Helped Me Survive Adolescence (and Find Myself as a Filmmaker)

By Mark Pariselli | July 5, 2017

By Mark Pariselli | July 5, 2017

How Gregg Araki’s Nowhere Helped Me Survive Adolescence (and Find Myself as a Filmmaker)

Mark Pariselli explains how a debilitating case of flu led him to discover the ultimate teen movie, and how it reshaped how he saw the world.

Julia Pott (My First Crush) Talks Jake Schreier’s Paper Towns

By Julia Pott | July 28, 2015

By Julia Pott | July 28, 2015

Julia Pott (My First Crush) Talks Jake Schreier’s Paper Towns

When you've already had adventures and mixtapes aplenty and don't want stay up late, teen movies are the best way back to your unjaded adolescence.