It’s freaky how great ‘Freaks and Geeks’ (1999-2000) still is
One-season wonders (TV review): It’s time to geek out over the brilliance of this breakthrough teen TV series from Paul Feig and Judd Apatow.
Teen Drama
It’s freaky how great ‘Freaks and Geeks’ (1999-2000) still is
Blake’s ‘Buffy’ books continue with ‘One Girl in All the World’
Book review: Part two of the “Frankie the Vampire Slayer” series has appeal for both its familiar facets and for the new Scoobies.
‘My So-Called Life’ (1994-95) probes hearts, minds of ’90s teens
One-season wonders (TV review): It only took 19 episodes for Winnie Holzman’s show to earn well-deserved status as an all-time great teen drama.
The age-old ‘My So-Called Life’ debate: Jordan or Brian?
TV commentary: It’s the most unresolved love triangle in TV history, but that’s why it stands as one of the best. We break down Angela’s options.
King stirs brew of tropes, imagination in ‘Fairy Tale’ (2022)
Book review: King’s own imaginings blend with those of great fantasy storytellers for a diverting but not groundbreaking epic.
‘Yoga Hosers’ (2016) colorful but utterly uninspired
Frightening Friday (Movie review): Kevin Smith hits a low point with this laugh-lacking horror comedy starring his daughter and Johnny Depp’s daughter.
‘Dawson’s Creek’ Season 1 (1998) an all-time great teen romance
Throwback Thursday (TV review): Choose your own adventure by relating to Dawson, Joey, Pacey or Jen. Or better yet, all four, in Kevin Williamson’s gem.
Lightning strikes twice for Apatow with ‘Undeclared’ (2001-02)
One-season wonders (TV review): Judd Apatow’s second acclaimed show was canceled as quickly as “Freaks and Geeks,” and it was just as great, in its own way.
‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ (1973) didn’t start as a slasher
Frightening Friday (Book review): Fifty years ago, Lois Duncan wrote a gripping mystery novel for teens about guilt, responsibility and moving on.
‘Anna and the Apocalypse’ (2017) is fun … until the end
Frightening Friday (Movie review): “High School Musical” meets “The Walking Dead” in this riff that starts off fun but chooses the wrong tone later.