coming-of-age
There’s so much to be said, and yet we settle into a story that sometimes takes the easier road if not the obvious one.
Summer of 85 is one of the best coming of age stories in recent memory – an affecting tale of first love and first heartbreak.
While Sno Babies has its flaws, it does drive home hard the messages of addiction – it is dark, it is ugly and it is hard.
Concrete Cowboy is a heartfelt reclamation and tribute to a long lineage of Black frontiersman that’s largely been swept under the rug.
We Are Who We Are thankfully delivers on what it promises in an immersive coming of age drama from one of the greatest filmmakers of our generation.
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.