Avatar: The Last Airbender: Live-Action Remake Achieves Success with Added Gravitas
ReviewJim SlotekAvatar: The Last Airbender, Remake, young adult, Gordon Cormier, Kiawentiio Tarbell, Ian Ousley, Arden Cho, Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Danny Pudi, Daniel Dae-Kim, Dalla James Liu, George Takeii, Amber Midthunder, Tamlyn Tomita, Netflix series, Netflix, Fantasy, Live-action
Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Nostalgia Propels Ace New Adaptation of Beloved Underdog Tale
ReviewJim SlotekPercy Jackson and the Olympians, Adaptation, Rick Riordan, Walter Scobell, Leah Jeffries, Aryan Simhadri, Charles Bushnell, Adam Copeland, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Disney+, Fantasy, Family film, young adult
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes Loses Female Protagonist (and Its Appeal)
ReviewJim SlotekThe Hunger Games, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, Suzanne Collins, Francis Lawrence, Viola Davis, Rachel Zegler, Tom Blyth, Franchise, Post-apocalyptic thrillers, young adult novels, young adult
Youth-Oriented Musical Film Stand! Explores Contemporary Issues Through the Lens Of History
Preview, InterviewStand!, Plays adapted as films, Canadian, Robert Adetuyi, Marshall Williams, Laura Wiggins, Winnipeg, Musical, young adult
The Hate U Give: Surprisingly Pointed Hollywood Film Straddles Black Lives Matter Debate
ReviewTIFF 2018, Anthony Mackie, Amandla Stenberg, Regina Hall, young adult, Drama, Black Lives Matter, Issa Rae, Russell Hornby, KJ Apa, Lamar Johnson, Common
The Miracle Season: Clichéd, Predictable… And Totally Worth Checking Out
Midnight Sun: Schwarzenegger Offspring Adds Curb Appeal to Teen Drama
Every Day: Teen Drama Turns on Timely Themes of Tolerance
