Teen Movie Hell Archives

This week the world of film criticism lost a unique voice among commentators on film– Mike "McBeardo" McPadden, author of such books as Heavy Metal Movies: Heavy Metal Movies: Guitar Barbarians, Mutant Bimbos & Cult Zombies Amok in the 666 Most Ear- and Eye-Ripping Big-Scream Films Ever!  and Teen Movie Hell: A Crucible of Coming-of-Age Comedies[...]

Mike "McBeardo" McPadden is the author of Teen Movie Hell: A Crucible of Coming-of-Age Comedies from Animal House to Zapped!, an extensive look at the pre-internet era of teen comedies We talk about why there's no longer such a thing as a teen sex comedy, why some people think Ferris Bueller is the worst, and[...]