What a tremendous interest in superhero films right now.  But will this be the summer tentpole the studio is expecting?  We shall see.  But maybe you (and this film) have been kind of like Hal Jordan... having to prove yourself to your peers, while they all stand around and jeer.

This coming-of-age story is a different kind of Breakfast Club. There are no stereotypes or facades here. We, however, may have our own stereotypes of the characters.

So the festival is done (except for the special closing night screening.) There were only a few films screening today, so there was only one for me to get to. But the awards have been announced, plus I'll note my favorites as well.

Now on DVD. Author Kinney and director Bowers do a great job of pointing out the horrible awkwardness of those tween years in a way that is simultaneously from the eyes of the middle-schooler, and the parents watching together.


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