It’s nighttime out on the streets of the big city. Justin is seen centered in the middle of the still, with a bandage on his right hand, whilst smoking a cigarette. Cigarette in mouth, he is about to soon light up the fireworks he is holding in his left hand by using the lit cigarette. Behind him are the lights of the city shining out of focus, along with his friends standing with their backs against the camera further down the street.

REVIEW: ‘Therapy Dogs’ (2022) Is Unlike Anything Else With Its Compilation of Teenage Aimlessness and No-Brakes Rebellion

By: Rebecca Rosén
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Rough around the edges yet wholeheartedly unique, ‘Therapy Dogs’ is a testament to adolescence that toys between the real and fake—ultimately ending up somewhere in the middle.

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Perfect Humiliation: ‘All About Lily Chou-Chou’ (2001), Adolescence, and the Dawn of the Internet Loner

By: Tyler Simeone
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‘All About Lily Chou-Chou’ (2001) explores the relationship between identity, humiliation, and fandom for the kids of Japan in the early days of the Internet.

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REVIEW: ‘The Influencer’ (2021) Questions Internet Celebrity Morality

By: McKinzie Smith
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What ‘The Influencer’ understands is that posting will not save us. Salvation has to come from elsewhere, if it will come at all.

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