coming-of-age
Film Inquiry chatted with Dinner in America’s director Adam Rehmeier about Mac Demarco, a good mixtape, and finding the right lead actors.
Matteo Garrone’s latest fantasy Pinocchio offers a more realistic portrayal of the classic tale that still incorporates some escapist fantasy elements
I Used to Go Here is about far more than one could have hoped and imagined with a pleasant amount of consideration given to all its characters.
All and all, Good Manners is a flawed narrative with a good heart and powerful message at its core.
Hulu’s Normal People doesn’t just transform sorrow into an affecting narrative; it creates beauty out of it.
House of Hummingbird isn’t the easiest of films to watch, but it is definitely one of the most rewarding.
Hillary Shakespeare’s Soundtrack to Sixteen is a concise and delightful examination of teenage insecurities with great performances and strong writing.
Closeness is an intriguing debut film that is marred by one incredibly bad choice on the part of its director.
Knowing the legacy of the state Oklahoma, To The Stars turns what could have been a fairly run-of-the-mill coming of age story into a broader indictment of a state’s transcendent violence.
Selah and the Spades takes the traditional trappings of coming-of-age stories and views them through a filter of a calculated coldness.
If in the end there will be no fourth season for On My Block, the ending of season three is still pretty much a perfect closure.
In a time of so much uncertainty, a movie like Big Time Adolescence is the very definition of a “comfort watch.” And we could all use that right now.
Drunk Bus is edgy and heartwarming, bringing powerful performances and an even stronger message to this coming-of-age film.
I Am Not Okay with This is a great show that feels both familiar and refreshing, twisting the formula of superhero origin and coming-of-age stories.
Kristy Strouse was able to catch a couple Slamdance 2020 films, Big Fur and Tahara, and both were wildly different, but equally compelling.