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REVIEW: ‘Sierra Burgess is a Loser’ romanticizes catfishing, fails to live up to hype

Johnathan D. Kindall September 9, 2018
“Sierra Burgess Is a Loser,” which released Friday on Netflix, feels like a glorified, slightly higher-budget Disney Channel original movie. And as much as I love “High School Musical,” that’s certainly not a compliment. Borderline unwatchable at worst and a hesitant guilty pleasure at best, “Sierra Burgess Is a Loser” tells the story of Sierra, an awkward high school girl who finds herself in an unexpected romance after her classmate, popular cheerleader Veronica, gives Sierra’s number to Jamey, the quarterback of another local high school.
Dacre Montgomery, RJ Cyler, Becky G, Ludi Lin and Naomi Scott star in the new movie, “Power Rangers,” which came out Friday. PHOTO COURTESY MATTHEW J. LLOYD

REVIEW: “Teenagers with attitude” evoke nostalgia in new “Power Rangers”

Caroline Aaron March 26, 2017

In this age of classic movies becoming TV shows and vice versa, it was only a matter of time before audiences received a full-fledged “Power Rangers” reboot. The Power Rangers — a team of...

The Independent Film Festival of Boston concluded Wednesday with a screening of “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl” at the Coolidge Corner Theatre. PHOTO BY WILLA RUSOWICZ-ORAZEM/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

REVIEW: At end, IFFBoston introduces “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl”

Hannah Landers April 30, 2015

At one point in “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl,” the closing film at this year’s Independent Film Festival Boston on Wednesday night, the eponymous dying girl snuggles into our protagonist’s...

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