coming-of-age
In our latest entry of The Nominated Film You May Have Missed series, we discuss the 1989 Robin Williams drama Dead Poets Society.
Director Luca Guadagnino’s three previous films, including critical favourite Call Me By Your Name, couldn’t seem any more different from the outside. All three are linked by the theme of desire- but does that reverberate into a thematically coherent trilogy?
Gold Star is a refreshingly intimate first-time film from director Victoria Negri, with a beautiful story about losing a loved one.
Call Me by Your Name shines for its potency and lyricism, delving with an effortless thrall into the lives of two men who are forever changed.
Thelma is an otherworldly take on the coming-of-age film, telling the story of a girl starting college and discovering herself in the process.
The Only Living Boy in New York is a competently directed film pulled down by a mediocre script and relying too heavily on melodrama.
Princess Cyd is a low-key marvel; a warm-hearted examination of the ways that we relate to one another whilst dealing with our differences.
The Florida Project offers a unique and essential glimpse into contemporary poverty in America, encompassing both its wonders and hardships.
In this in-depth analysis of Julia Ducournau’s Raw, Sophia touches on themes of sexuality, biblical references, and BDSM, among others.
The Bachelors is a scarcity of a film, one that transcends several genres to create an affecting orotundity through its singular voice.
In Andrew Haigh’s Lean On Pete, a young boy bonds with a horse headed to a slaughterhouse, and is a great cinematic experience.
Beach Rats may have a lot of superficial similarities with Moonlight, but director Eliza Hittman’s film is a triumph in its own right.
My Life as a Courgette is animation at its very best, providing heart and thought-provoking ideas amidst a backdrop of eye-popping beauty.
It is a wonderfully acted and gruesome adaptation of King’s novel, even if the scares sometimes detract from its overall effectiveness.
What Will People Say is a brutal yet powerful study of the effects of subjugation on a young woman in a highly patriarchal society.