Tag: High School
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The Way Back – A Drama of Addiction, Family, and High School Basketball!
The Way Back is directed by Gavin O’Connor. It stars Ben Affleck. Jack Cunningham was a high school basketball superstar, who seemed like he had a promising future, but he walked away from the game under mysterious circumstances. Many years later, the distraught Cunningham is an alcoholic construction worker, estranged from his family and separated […]
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Eighth Grade – One of the Year’s Best Films!
Eighth Grade is directed by Bo Burnham. The film stars Elsie Fisher, Josh Hamilton, Emily Robinson, Jake Ryan, and Fred Hechinger. It’s Kayla Day’s last week of middle school, and she’s filled with anxiety regarding what’s coming next in her life. Despite being socially awkward and quiet in school, she’s good-natured and likable, living with […]
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The Breakfast Club – Classic 80s John Hughes Film Gets the Criterion Treatment!
The Breakfast Club is directed by John Hughes. The film stars Anthony Michael Hall, Judd Nelson, Emilio Estevez, Molly Ringwald, Ally Sheedy, Paul Gleason, and John Kapelos. The film’s musical score is by Keith Forsey and Gary Chang. It was originally released in theaters in February 1985. Criterion’s 2018 release is the third Blu-ray Disc […]
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Two Steps from the Move – Rock Candy Records Reissues this Landmark Hanoi Rocks Album as a Two Disc Set!
Hanoi Rocks is one of the most criminally underrated bands of all time. Founded in Helsinki, Finland in 1979, the Michael Monroe-fronted group achieved minor success, but never got the chance to be full-on rock superstars (though Monroe has had a modestly successful solo career since then). After years of roughing it and struggling to […]