child performances

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A BOY CALLED PO: A Personal Film Hidden Behind Overused Tropes

A Boy Called Po lacks a realistic exploration of autism, falling into common tropes surrounding the depiction of autism in Hollywood films.

GOOK: A Character Study with a Raw Emotional Power
GOOK: A Character Study With A Raw Emotional Power

Gook is an irresistible film that manages to breathe new life into a narrative set within the confines of this particular historical setting.

DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: THE LONG HAUL: The Most Excruciating 90 Minutes Of My Life
DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: THE LONG HAUL: The Most Excruciating 90 Minutes Of My Life

Diary of A Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul fails from a dreadful script that possesses the unique ability to make 90 minutes feel like an eternity.

GIFTED: It's Not Easy Raising A Genius
GIFTED: It’s Not Easy Raising A Genius

Gifted is grounded and gritty, on a mission to make you laugh, make you cry, make you root for the good guys while booing for the bad.

EMELIE: An Unsettling, Imperfect Nightmare
EMELIE: An Unsettling, Imperfect Nightmare

Michael Thelin’s directorial feature debut is perhaps most effective in its earliest stages. When we are first introduced to a sleepy suburban neighbourhood, it is already clear that something is amiss. When we witness the kidnapping of a young woman on her way to babysit, we begin to get some idea of what is in store.

10 Great Child Performances

A central attribute to a film’s success or failure is the performances of its stars as certain characters. Now, while it is usually the adult actors or the adult actresses who are the stand-out stars in a feature film, there are also roles where it is the child that puts a new perspective on the approach to and execution of acting. Like adults, the child stars can adapt from supporting roles to leading.