coming-of-age
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.
For a movie like And Then We Danced, so steeped in the traditional culture of Georgian dance, to embrace its taboo subject matter is defiance, artistically rendered.
As aloof and occasionally frustrating as the film may appear to be, Zombi Child is an eerie yet beautiful tale of coming-of-age and vodou.
Minhal Baig marries an American indie aesthetic with a uniquely immigrant narrative for something fresh, vital and worthwhile.
While the performances, production, and humor remain top-notch, Sex Education season two is a regressive step compared to its revolutionary first season.
Troop Zero is a feel-good film in every sense of the word and it is the hope of this critic that people find and cherish this film.
I Lost My Body leaves plenty to be interpreted and discovered by its viewers, making it one of the most thought provoking animated films of the 2010s.
Most Likely To Succeed reaffirms the dispiriting correlation between professional success and racial and class divide, as subtly depicted by Pamela Littky.
Boyhood is an impactful film, teaching us the strong life lesson of the importance of living in the moment.
Though plot-wise Atypical is somewhat formulaic and uses many tropes from the drama/comedy genre, its utilization and handling of these make it a step up from many shows of the same variety.
Better Days is a mostly earnest drama that plods through bullying, academic stress, murder and tragedy, retaining a fittingly bleak and dolorous tone.