Derek Winnert

Posts Tagged "adolescence"

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The Perks of Being a Wallflower **** (2012, Logan Lerman, Emma Watson, Ezra Miller, Paul Rudd) – Classic Movie Review 12,647

Logan Lerman stars in the poignant and appealing 2012 cult film The Perks of Being a Wallflower as troubled, introverted 16-year-old freshman Charlie, observing life from the sidelines, until he connects with two misfit seniors […]

Sep, 18

The Devil’s Playground **** (1976, Arthur Dignam, Nick Tate, Simon Burke, Charles McCallum, John Frawley) – Classic Movie Review 9306

Writer-director Fred Schepisi’s impressive 1976 feature début The Devil’s Playground is an autobiographical account of his repressed schooldays in a 50s Catholic seminary preparing boys for the priesthood. The film examines the clash between the […]

Jan, 27

Nowhere Boy **** (2009, Aaron Johnson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Anne-Marie Duff, Thomas Sangster, David Threlfall, Josh Bolt, Ophelia Lovibond) – Classic Movie Review 4419

Aaron Johnson (from 2008’s Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging) captures the young John Lennon perfectly in director Sam Taylor-Wood’s inspired 2009 early-years biopic that reveals him as a troubled bunny.   Lennon is shown as desperately […]

Sep, 26

Thirteen **** (2003, Holly Hunter, Evan Rachel Wood, Nikki Reed, Vanessa Hudgens, Brady Corbet, Ulysses Estrada, Kip Pardue, Jeremy Sisto, Deborah Unger) – Classic Movie Review 1495

Co-writer/director Catherine Hardwicke’s 2003 drama is a real eye-opener. Holly Hunter stars as Melanie Freeland, whose aimless 13-year-old daughter Tracy (Evan Rachel Wood) is tempted by her popular if troubled new friend Evie Zamora (Nikki Reed) into a […]

Jul, 30

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