Tag: coming of age

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February 6, 2023

Wide Awake, M. Night Shyamalan slowly rises

Shyamalan’s first theatrical release is far removed from his most famous work—but does contain seeds of the filmmaker he’d become. NOW STREAMING: Powered by JustWatch..
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September 18, 2022

TIFF 2022: Falcon Lake sails when exploring adolescence

While Charlotte Le Bron's directorial debut doesn't wholly succeed in hybridizing genres, it excels when telling its young leads' stories.
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September 22, 2021

TIFF 2021: The frustrating Quickening has only one thing to recommend it

Quickening star Arooj Azeem gives a breakout performance, but the rest of the film simply does not match her good work.
Giants Being Lonely (Gravitas Ventures)&
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April 6, 2021

“Giants Being Lonely” is a bit too small to keep company

Grear Patterson’s debut feature is moody, evocative, and graciously efficient, but doesn’t fill its world with characters you can care about. In a world where..
Sundance CuspS
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February 1, 2021

Sundance 2021: “Cusp” explores the difficulties of being a teenager

Parker Hill and Isabel Bethencourt's observational documentary takes us through the complexities of awkward teen girlhood.
Miss Juneteenth&
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June 18, 2020

“Miss Juneteenth” is a charming ode to Black womanhood

Channing Godfrey Peoples makes her debut with an emotional, inspiring tale of the complicated roads Black women must walk in America.
How to Build a Girl&
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May 8, 2020

“How to Build a Girl” has as much depth as it does laughs

Coky Giedroyc's adaptation of Caitlin Moran's novel is a sharp comedy that gives Beanie Feldstein even more room to prove her talents.
To the Stars&
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April 27, 2020

“To the Stars” finds forbidden love in a stifling small town

Martha Stephens' sumptuous queer coming-of-age drama highlights the restrictive pain of societal repression.
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October 19, 2019

CIFF 10/18 Dispatch: “The Apollo,” “Adoration”, “Our Mothers”, “Hala”

Friday's CIFF Dispatch talks up Harlem doc The Apollo, dark fairy tale Adoration, Guatemalan drama Our Mothers, and Minhal Baig's coming-of-age story Hala.