Mid90s (2018)

Mid90s: Directed by Jonah Hill. With Sunny Suljic, Katherine Waterston, Lucas Hedges, Na-kel Smith. Follows Stevie, a thirteen-year-old in 1990s-era Los Angeles who spends his summer navigating between his troubled home life and a group of new friends that he meets at a Motor Avenue skate shop.

“When I first saw the trailer for this movie months back it was hard to not see some similarities from Larry Clarku0026#39;s teenage slice of life movies from the late 90s and early 2000s. Once I saw the movie I was pleased to see while some parts may be influenced by Clark, the Mid 90s stands on its own as true winner.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eMuch like Clark did, Hill has brought in some kids who have no acting experience here to play Stevieu0026#39;s crew. They all really knock it out of the park and add to the sense of realism. The film is short and sweet setting up the main points quickly and then taking some great turns, some of which are a bit dark. I was a big fan of Lucas Hedgeu0026#39;s character and how the dynamic of him and Stevie plays out. The soundtrack also is really quite amazing and adds a lot to the film in some scenes. Also Mid 90u0026#39;s may have the best jump scare of the year!u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSome people may complain that while the film does have good characters, setting and so on, it lacks a standard plot. While this is true Iu0026#39;d argue that it sets out to tell the story of Stevie in a realistic fashion and gets the job done. While Mid 90s does have some shortcomings like some cliches and some heavy predictability, I didnu0026#39;t feel like they hindered the film much. A strong 8/10.”