coming-of-age
In this round-up of Tribeca Film Festival 2019 reviews, Stephanie Archer reviews four more narrative features.
From Mexico, to the Midwest to the Bronx, Lee Jutton reviews three wildly different coming-of-age films from this year’s Tribeca Film Festival.
Booksmart isn’t just a hilarious high school movie; it serves as a necessary reminder to rethink our initial judgments of people and actually try to get to know them instead.
The story of the underdog will always be a crowd-pleaser. An unknown phoenix yearning to…
Slut in a Good Way is an unapologetic celebration of first love, first heartbreak, and everything else that comes with being a teenage girl.
Good Boys is not for everyone, for it is messy and repetitive in what it’s doing, but it is also exceptionally funny, charming, and thoughtful.
Just when I thought coming-of-age fatigue is about to kick in, Booksmart overwhelms with its confident energy and wisdom.
The Kid, directed by Vincent D’Onofrio and written by Andrew Lanham, is a take on…
A mature, eerie, and effective coming-of-age story, The Changeover is a definite standout when it comes to young adult films.
Lady Bird is one of the best modern coming of age stories, but the greatness likely stems from the small scenes many audiences might miss.
Some may preemptively dismiss Gully Boy as a rip-off of 8 Mile but there’s far more here than just another underdog hip-hop story.
A spiritual forerunner to modern coming-of-age films like Eighth Grade and Lady Bird, Peppermint Soda is a charming glimpse at two teenage girls growing up.
Mektoub My Love is one of the most self indulgent films in recent memory, with the threat of a sequel likely to kill off the director’s career altogether.
We spoke with director Melissa B. Miller Costanzo about her new film All These Small Moments, and what inspired her to create this unique adolescent drama.
The Norwegian drama Hurry Slowly is a peaceful, slow paced family drama which remains inviting despite its low narrative stakes.