Savage river
TV Show
Mikki Anderson returns to her home town in Victoria after seving 10 year prision sentence in the...
Spontaneous (2020)
Movie
When students in their high school inexplicably start to explode, seniors Mara and Dylan struggle to...
Love, Simon (2018)
Movie Watch
Simon Spier, a closeted gay teenager in high school, balances his friends, family, and a blackmailer...
LGBT Homosexuality Dramedy Romantic Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
13 Reasons Why - Season 2
TV Season
13 Reasons Why (stylized onscreen as TH1RTEEN R3ASONS WHY) is an American mystery teen drama web...
Dean (6926 KP) rated Spontaneous (2020) in Movies
Aug 19, 2021
The film is very likable, very witty with some funny exchanges and the relationship feels very genuine for the likable duo. It's bloody without being overly gory for people exploding. The only down side the film seemed to lose it's direction a little bit in the final third. Overall though a fun and quirky, Rom-Com with a difference.
13 Reasons Why
TV Show Watch
13 Reasons Why (stylized onscreen as Th1rteen R3asons Why) is an American television series based on...
13 Reasons Why - Season 1
TV Season Watch
13 Reasons Why (stylized onscreen as Th1rteen R3asons Why) is an American television series based on...
Love, Creekwood
Book
A gorgeously romantic new novella set in the world of Becky Albertalli's bestselling and beloved...
LeftSideCut (3778 KP) rated Spontaneous (2020) in Movies
Mar 7, 2021
Turns out that Spontaneous is a wonderfully heartfelt (and gory) tale of two college kids who fall in love.
The two leads played by Katherine Langford and Charlie Plummer are some of the most likable characters I've seen in ages. Their chemistry is top tier, and their relationship feels real and relatable and is the glue that holds the whole narrative together.
The gory side of things is quite something. It's nicely spaced out so it doesn't steal the spotlight, but Jesus Christ it's anxiety inducing. I was just on edge for the whole runtime wondering when someone else would violently explode. Would it be mid sentence? Would it be one of the characters I liked? "No one has blown up in a while, and I'm so nervous" is a thought that kept popping (pun fully intended) into my head. Somehow, it's a cute enough love story that is just tense as fuck. Hats off to everyone involved!
Watching Spontaneous is a ride. It's uplifting, suitably visceral, wonderfully acted, and feels meaningful.... definitely nearly(...) cried on more than one occasion. It's all backed by a great soundtrack, and has some lovely cinematography and inspired style choices. Absolutely recommend this one, for romance and horror fans alike.
Gareth von Kallenbach (980 KP) rated Love, Simon (2018) in Movies
Jul 8, 2019
Love, Simon is the coming of age story 2018 needed. Modern coming of age films lack critical aspects of the teenage condition; being selfish and having massive amounts of teen angst. That is what was special about the 1980’s classics Breakfast Club and Sixteen Candles, they showed how teenagers actually felt.
Love, Simon also bring an LGBT love story into a heavily saturated heteronormative genre. Now for those who say, well why is this important? It’s important because representation in film matters. Being able to see yourself in a character on the big screen can mean so much.
Originally, going into this film I was a bit skeptical; as the film has been heavily advertised on all social media platforms. So, I began to worry if the hype would live up to the actual film. I was glad to be proven quite the opposite; as I ended up completely falling in love with this film. The wit shown in the script, and the delivery made by the actors was incredible. Watching this film was a breath of fresh air; as most coming of age films follow very formulated clichés and while this had some it used them in completely different ways. I would say more on this matter but truly you have to see it to experience it. Even the soundtrack exuded the teenage experience; completely complementing it from beginning to end.
Love, Simon is a film that shows being yourself is a freeing experience and it is definitely a film I will be buying once it hits Blu Ray. This film is for anyone who loved those coming of age movies from the 1980’s and anyone who loves a good love story