Disclaimer: Although this review is spoiler-free, the film's unique experience is best enjoyed without any preconceptions. Consider watching before reading. I have to start with the truth: I was a theater kid before I was anything else. I grew up with paint under my nails, headset hair, and an unshakeable belief that magic could be built out of buckets of paint and panels of wood. In the wings, time feels different. Friendships feel different. You learn to trust people with your cues, your...

From July 16, 2025, to September 17, 2025, the internet collectively tuned in every Wednesday to watch the latest episode of “The Summer I Turned Pretty (TSITP).” It was a perfect routine. Spend 45-60 minutes watching the episode, text your fellow Team Conrad friends to debrief, then spend the next week watching edits and theories on Instagram, X, and TikTok. For many of us, that was perfect. Not because the show was extraordinary—although watching Belly choose Conrad was truly mesmerizing—),...

266 days ago, I sat in this exact headspace . It was day 467 of the genocide. The number felt crazy at the time. Today, it is day 733 of...