Keyword: teenage girl
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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Not every comedy movie needs to reinvent the wheel, but Beetlejuice Beetlejuice manages to feel fresh anyway, thanks largely to Tim Burton’s confident direction. Even the marketing knew what it had: the tagline “The ghost with the most is back.” sets the mood before a single frame plays. The setup is straightforward enough on paper:…
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Mean Girls
When Mark Waters sat down to make “Mean Girls”, the goal was clearly to deliver something that sticks with an audience long after the credits roll. It is the kind of film that tends to outlast whatever else came out the same year. Everything the film wants you to feel is right there in its…
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Lady Bird
Every so often a film shows up that seems built for exactly one mood, and “Lady Bird”, released in 2017, is one of those titles. It is easy to see why it keeps getting recommended long after its initial release. Everything the film wants you to feel is right there in its tagline: “Fly away…