American Pie at 20: Masculinity Now and Then

An Essay on American Pie, 

written as an application of Masculinity Studies 

for my graduate course in Literary Theory.

It's like coming home...

On the soul of Greta Gerwig's crowd-pleasing "Lady Bird"

Speaks Reviews: The Edge of Seventeen

Baseball and a Movie: A 30th Anniversary Screening of Ferris Bueller's Day Off

There is a scene in the 80s teen comedy classic Ferris Bueller's Day Off in which the title character and his two partners-in-crime go to Wrigley Field for a Cubs game in which they are playing the Atlanta Braves. They talk about how they should be in gym class but instead simply enjoy our nation's original pastime.

Thursday Movie Picks: Teen Comedies

Another week, another entry in Wandering through the Shelves' Thursday Movie Picks Meme. This is a good one...The Teen Comedy.

This category lends itself to bad movies. There are just so many that miss the mark. Thankfully, there has already been one this year that totally works on all the levels we teen comedy fans desire. That being "The Duff," starring Mae Whitman. (Read my review of that one here.)

I went with three of the best. Two of which were movies I actually saw when I was already in my twenties. That says a lot about them, that they work for people not in their targeted demographic. Of course, I had to pick an 80s gem as well. But no John Hughes here. Not this time.