The summer of coming-of-age love is wrapping up at Netflix, whose growing original content has been pulling at heartstrings the past few months, with spirited films like “Set it Up” and the recent “To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before.” Despite the streaming giant’s flaws and overwhelming catalog, its originals will remain long after the rights windows on studio released movies close. Luckily, this means that audiences can see Shannon Purser shine in a leading role with “Sierra Burgess Is A Loser” any time they want.

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Since her Emmy-nominated debut in the Netflix original “Stranger Things,” actress Shannon Purser has been given supporting roles in a handful of projects, including CW’s “Riverdale.” Now, the young actress is poised to own her first title role with the Netflix original film “Sierra Burgess is a Loser.”

Described as a modern romantic comedy, “Sierra Burgess is a Loser” offers a take on high school romance in an age when hiding behind a screen feels is an escapist way of handling the world.

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One of the all-time best episodes of “The Simpsons” is season five’s “Homer Goes To College.” Of course, the entry sees Homer going to back to school to finally get his degree and pass nuclear physics, and winding up battling the crusty old dean, and getting involved with his sworn enemies — nerds. Now, what if that concept was applied to a live-action movie?

I’m not saying “Life Of The Party” might want to send some royalty cheques to “The Simpsons,” but the concept is identical, with Melissa McCarthy playing a grown woman who heads back to school.

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It seems that every few weeks there’s a new horror movie arriving in theaters starring unknown actors that looks very similar to the horror film that came out last month with other unknown actors. This is a result of the recent boom of micro-budget horror films. Well get ready. There’s a new trailer for the horror film, “Wish Upon”, that stars relatively unknown actors and looks really similar to every other horror film from the last five years.

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