Matt Goldberg has been an editor with Collider since 2007. As the site's Chief Film Critic, he has authored hundreds of reviews and covered major film festivals including the Toronto International ...

For every generation, there are one or two coming-of-age films that encompass what it means to be a teenager of that particular era. The ’80s had John Hughes, whereas the ’90s offered “Clueless,” “10 ...

The movie has been criticized for perpetuating tropes about Muslim Americans, but I identified with the idea of conflicting selves. By Fahima Haque “If I had seen something like this when I was ...

"Blockers" star Geraldine Viswanathan delivers an outstanding lead performance in Minhal Baig's semi-autobiographical coming-of-age story. The only child of immigrant parents, Hala is stuck between ...

In 'Hala,' a thoughtful Pakistani-American Muslim girl nearing high school graduation grapples with sexuality, faith and tradition. By Beandrea July The debut feature Hala from writer-director Minhal ...

The movie follows 17-year old Hala (Geraldine Viswanathan, Blockers) as she navigates her senior year of high school and starts to develop feelings for her classmate, Jesse (Jack Kilmer, Palo Alto).

Disclaimer: I don't speak for all Muslim-Americans, but I can say that at least a good amount of us are tired of seeing the stereotypical Muslim girl portrayed over and over again. And that's exactly ...

Discovering your parents aren't perfect and that they're actually far more complicated than you imagined is never easy to process. But it can feel especially overwhelming when you're 17, like the ...