Kid 90

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David F This film, made by Soleil Moon Frye, is a nostalgic look back at the 90s through the video tapes, diaries, and phone messages of a child actor whose career kind of cratered once she started going through adolescence. Frye crossed paths with a ton of celebrities, and her diaries, and extensive video tape library bring back the world of ‘Saved By the Bell’ actors and their social set. There is innocence, heartbreak, drugs, suicide, and much more. It doesn’t quite pull together into a cohesive narrative, but that’s okay because it’s just an honest, authentic autobiography told through the medium of video, diary excerpt, and phone message clips. Very interesting and very fun. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/22/25 Full Review Laurie F Unboxing a period in life that was so well documented. Funny, Sad and moving. I really related to this film, though it's a world away from my life, I think its a very singular film...thank goodness for camera obsessives Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/06/24 Full Review Mike J This documentary makes the cardinal sin of wanting to be universally relevant and thus underscoring how non-typical the life of a child actor is. Who can relate to hanging out with pornstars, dating famous rappers, and losing your virginity to Charlie Sheen? OK maybe the last thing is typical, but the rest feels so out there that it alienated me. There are vanity projects, and then there’s this. It all feels like Soleil wants to remind us that she was once famous and knew Leonardo Dicaprio. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 07/21/24 Full Review D K This tries way too hard to be important and messaged. The footage and the story simply don't have it. I think that the "make it a struggle" angle is played way too hard here. We're talking about someone who has had a very charmed life above the standard of a vast majority of people. That person then wants to still look like an underdog or an outsider without any substance other than a few microaggressions. I don't think their adolescent "struggles" are greater than that of an average person with far less fame or money. I only gave it a few stars for the nostalgia factor and the critic pulse seems to have a similar sentiment. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 06/25/24 Full Review Patrick F This was clearly a very personal story for Soleil Moon Frye. I was expecting more a general 90s nostalgia documentary. Instead, the movie is a deep dive behind the curtain for a group of young people in Hollywood growing up in the 90s. It was raw and poignant at times. Thoughtful overall. Decent film. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/13/24 Full Review Scott W Pretty well done ….. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/11/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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