Samantha is a Senior Writer for Collider, with a deep admiration for the arts, a vast amount of unpopular opinions, and an ever-expanding knowledge of all things TV and Film. Unafraid to speak her ...

Coming-of-age movies, at least in America, often hinge on a loss of innocence, either one’s virginity or one’s naivete. The formula tracks a misfit’s stumble toward acceptance or transcendence, ...

The Spectacular Now is a coming-of-age story about Sutter Keely (played by Miles Teller), a high-school senior who resembles a charming, chubby-faced Elvis. Keely is a popular burnout who medicates ...

It is so refreshing to watch a film about young people coming into their own (notice that I didn’t say ‘coming of age’) that actually has good (actually, great) writing, a storyline that doesn’t make ...

Liam Gaughan is a film and TV writer at Collider. He has been writing film reviews and news coverage for ten years. Between relentlessly adding new titles to his watchlist and attending as many ...

Taking place at that crossroads of restless youth and sobering adulthood, The Spectacular Now examines the angst of young romance as much as its bliss. It’s about two teens finding love with each ...

Xpress' 6th grade reviewer offers her thoughts on Pixar's latest gem. When all is said and done, this is a somewhat soapy teen romance between a cool boy, Sutter (Miles Teller), and a very uncool ...