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The Perks of Being a Wildflower

Has American youth taken a turn for the dull?
Logan Lerman, Emma Watson and Ezra Miller
Directed by Stephen Chbosky

Whatever happened to misbegotten youth? Don’t you long for the old days, when young misfits were French, and ran everywhere, and stole things? What happened to the old days, when a good American movie character could look forward to a life of crime on screen? Nowadays they take medication. And moan about not being popular. And make mix tapes and try to get people to feel sorry for ... more >