Teen Reviews - Movies
Pick by I.W. grade 12
“Try new things and don’t be afraid to think outside of the box.” Jack Skellington spent the movie wanting to try something else. Being the king of Halloween, he longed for something more. And when discovering Christmas Town, he saw his opportunity…
Teen Reviews - Movies
Pick by I.W. grade 12
“Love surpasses death.” I feel like the movie is a metaphor, in a sense, for this theme. Victor was going to get married to Victoria but then, when in the forest, was welcomed by death where he met Emily. As the movie goes on, he finds that he truly…
Teen Reviews - Books
Pick by K.L. grade 8
This book goes very deep into the holocaust. Wiesel was actually a survivor who went through these horrors of inhumane treatment in the holocaust. I would say you should be relatively mature to read this book as it could get dark at times. It is…
Teen Reviews - Movies
Pick by I.W. grade 12
“Face your fears and be brave.” When facing the Sandworm, the couple was rather scared and all for good reason. But in the end, they fought against it and made it safely home before it could catch them. “Read the handbook” is another good life…
Teen Reviews - Movies
Pick by I.W. grade 12
The Road to El Dorado is a beautifully animated film with fun characters and an enjoyable premise, along with catchy musical numbers. It's a very underrated film in my opinion and has great voice performance from Kenneth Branagh and Kevin Kline. Two…
Teen Reviews - Movies
Pick by B.L. grade 10
Central Intelligence is a 2-hour long comedy movie about Robbie Weirdicht/Bob Stone (Dwanye Johnson) and Calvin Joyner (Kevin Hart). This movie features some of your favorite comedic actors and is sure to give you a chuckle! With a compelling plot…
Teen Reviews - Music
Pick by B.L. grade 10
Californication is the seventh album released by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and it's seriously a great one. Californication includes a few fan-favorite songs, such as the titular song, “Californication”, and “Otherside”. This album is perfect for…
Teen Reviews - Books
Pick by G.B. grade 8
Scythe is a dystopian fiction that begins in a world that has no death.The main characters, Citra and Rowan are introduced early on. Citra and Rowan live in a world with no disease or death, but with no disease or death comes over population. To…
Teen Reviews - Books
Pick by G.B. grade 8
This book is definitely high up on my list of favorite books. It’s starts with a young boy named Harry potter who lives with the Dursleys. His Parents had been killed by Voldemort which would soon be revealed. He gets a letter from Hogwarts but his…
Teen Reviews - Movies
Pick by K.L. grade 8
This movie is perfect for anyone who wants a good story line. It also could provide you with ideas about deeper meanings of life and death. It provide what could almost be a version of his version of what happens when you die. The movie is scarily…
Teen Reviews - Movies
Pick by J.C. grade 12
This movie is definitely in my top ten movies, and there are so many things I like about it. The movie came out in 1989, and has a very nostalgic feeling to it. It stars Ethan Hawke, Robert Sean Leonard, and Robin Williams, who all give amazing…
Teen Reviews - Movies
Pick by J.C. grade 12
This movie is a courtroom drama and the whole movie takes place in one jury room. 12 jurors are trying to decide the verdict of a murder case in which a teen boy may face the death penalty. It is very unnerving as a viewer to see how quick most of…
Teen Reviews - Music
Pick by A.E. grade 11
This album has a cohesive sound with songs that manage to stand apart from each other but still have a very similar vibe. Most of the songs seem to have some kind of an instrumental break at some point or overall have an incredible instrumental /…
Teen Reviews - Music
Pick by A.E. grade 11
When looking more into this album it seems that it's track-list consists of songs from prior releases that share a similar album title. This fact slowly becomes more coherent the longer you listen to the album (I don’t necessarily mean this in a bad…
Teen Reviews - Music
Pick by A.E. grade 11
Something I like and find unique about this album is the use of unique subunits in several of the songs. Seventeen typically has their songs for their 3 main subunits (which are still included in this album), but songs like Rocket, Hello, etc.…
Teen Reviews - Music
Pick by A.E. grade 11
This is a good album, I could tell in this album all songs seemed to wellfully blend into each other. Personally I often find myself enjoying this kind of indie pop related music. My favorite song off this album is Mystery.
Teen Reviews - Music
Pick by A.E. grade 11
For an album that advertises a summer concept it definitely delivers. The pop genre displayed in both the albums main track and general tracklist each have their own unique sounds but still cohesively flow together into a solid listening experience…
Teen Reviews - Books
Pick by A.M. grade 8
The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han is a great book for anyone looking for a fun summer romance. Readers will love the main character - Isabel "Belly" Conklin and her love for the Summers that she spends in Cousins beach. Belly has always loved…
Teen Reviews - Books
Pick by A.M. grade 8
Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins is a great book for people who love romance novels. People who read this book will love Anna's personality, and the school year that she spends in the city of love. Anna doesn't expect herself to have a…
Teen Reviews - Music
Pick by N.B. grade 7
GAYLE went viral on TikTok with the song “abc”. Hearing this song, I really liked it, and wanted to discover her other music, and I found her debut EP, “a study of the human experience (volume 1)”. I was pleasantly surprised with the 6 songs and…
Teen Reviews - Movies
Pick by A.H. grade 12
The movie Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom was a movie that spoke a lot to me and made me really think about how I want to live my life. The plot involves a man named Mitch Albom visiting his old college professor Morrie Schwartz who reveals on…
Teen Reviews - Books
Pick by A.H. grade 12
The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway is a book that explores postwar World War One and the “Lost Generation” which was a group of people who were lost and disorientated after World War One. These characters and events in the book were based on…
Teen Reviews - Books
Pick by K.E. grade 10
They Both Die At The End is an amazing unpredictable-YA about living vs. dying. It features a gay Puerto-Rican main character and a bisexual Cuban main character. I do have to say, this book really went beyond the pages for me. I wasn’t just…
Teen Reviews - Books
Pick by E.R. grade 8
The Hunger Games is a very interesting read for anyone looking for a good book. Written by Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games trilogy explores the life of Katniss Everdeen, a sixteen-year-old girl who lives in the future. In this future, there are…
Teen Reviews - Books
Pick by E.R. grade 8
While this story might relate more to those basketball players and fans, it has lessons that all can take into their lives. Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success is an autobiography written by legendary basketball player and coach Phil Jackson. This…