Rejecting “The Prom”-posal - Movie Review
Despite everything it was capable of, all of these poor choices strung together amount to nothing more than a counter-productive film.

A family drama about a German teenager who leaves home totally unexpectedly to join the ranks of the so-called Islamic State (IS) in its armed struggle. When the boy's father and older brother set off on an adventurous journey to the Syrian border, they manage to find him and bring him back to Germany. However, back home, questions start being asked: did he return of his own free will, has he disassociated himself from the IS ideology, or is he in fact a 'sleeper' agent awaiting orders?
Despite everything it was capable of, all of these poor choices strung together amount to nothing more than a counter-productive film.
Sam Levinson's latest film can't keep up with the excellence of its performances.
Self expression among teenagers is explored in the live adaptation of Jerry Spinelli's novel of the same name.
I came across Urchin by chance and decided to watch it because of the title. It made me think of the spiky animal that lives at the bottom of the ocean, and the old Dickensian novels, where an urchin was an orphaned, homeless child in shaggy and dirty clothes.
Lin-Manuel Miranda's Tony-winning musical translates beautifully to the screen.