TV Reviews7.1/10
‘Faking It’: MTV’s Teen Comedy About a Lesbian Lie Earns Its 7.1
A tale of two maidens who feign a love to gain favor, wherein truth and jest contend within one breast.
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Tag: teen comedy
TV Reviews7.7/10
Six Years On, Love 101 Still Makes Friendship Feel Like a Risk Worth Taking
A Turkish teen comedy-drama about friendship, love, and the courage to be yourself, with a score of 7.7.
TV Reviews7.9/10
Austin & Ally Review: A Reliable Partnership That Earns Its 7.9
A look back at Austin & Ally, Disney Channel's teen comedy about a shy songwriter and an overnight internet sensation whose careers collide.
Movie Reviews6.9/10
Parents Launch Covert Operation to Stop Their Daughters From Losing Their Virginity on Prom Night in Blockers
Parents race to stop their daughters from losing their virginity on prom night in this comedy of errors.
Movie Reviews4.3/10
A Cast Worth Watching, a Script Worth Skipping: Why She’s All That’s Better Than Its Lines
A tale of a boy who bet his standing upon winning a girl's heart, told with a cast of many faces yet little true art.
Movie Reviews4.5/10
EuroTrip Turns 22 and Still Treats Europe Like a College Road Trip
A group of American teens cross Europe in search of a German pen pal, in this raunchy teen comedy from 2004.
Movie Reviews6.4/10
The Perfect Date Review: A Funny Satire That Can’t Commit to Its Romance
A teen romance about a dating app that hires a stand-in boyfriend, reviewed for its satire and its troubled romance.
Movie Reviews4.5/10
‘She’s the Man’: Amanda Bynes Dresses as Her Brother to Play Soccer, and It Works
A sister poses as her brother to play soccer at a school of boys, and a romance of mistaken identity ensues.
Movie Reviews7/10
Freaky Friday Review: A Fortune Cookie That Holds
A close read of 2003's Freaky Friday: Lindsay Lohan's band, Jamie Lee Curtis's comic turn, and why a small dessert carries the whole premise.
Movie Reviews5.6/10
The DUFF Review: Mae Whitman Shines in a Near-Miss Teen Comedy
A review of The DUFF (2015), the teen comedy starring Mae Whitman, and why its sharp premise never becomes the movie it deserved.
Movie Reviews4.8/10
Found-Footage Party Movie Project X Turns Its Audience Into the Uninvited Guest
Project X (2012) review: a found footage teen comedy about three seniors throwing a party that wrecks a house. Loud, ugly, and 4.8/10.
Movie Reviews7.2/10
Easy A Review: Emma Stone Makes the Lie Hurt
Easy A review: Emma Stone's 2010 teen comedy about a rumor gone wild, its Scarlet Letter hook, standout cast, and a third act that wraps too neatly.