Posts tagged Coming of age
Verona: Ontario-Set Coming of Age Drama Languid and Lovely
ReviewJim SlotekVerona, Canadian feature debut, Sebastian Back, Kat Khan, Andy Marshall, Yanna McIntosh, Eric McDonald, Basia Wyszynski, Drama, Coming of age
North of Normal: Mother-Daughter Tale Finds Hope in Love
ReviewJim SlotekNorth of Normal, Sarah Gadon, River Price-Maenpaa, Amanda Fix, Canadian film, TIFF 2022, Drama, Coming of age, Mother-daughter, Carly Stone, Robert Carlyle
Alma’s Rainbow: Restored Black Girl’s Coming-Of-Age Film Strikes a Contemporary Chord
ReviewJim SlotekAlma’s Rainbow, Ayoka Chenzira, Victoria Gabrielle-Platt, Kim Weston-Moran, Mizan Kirby, rerelease, Coming of age, Black experience, Julie Dash, Daughters of the Dust, Leslie Harris, Just Another Girl on the I.R.T.
The Tender Bar: George Clooney Coming-of-Age Drama the Embodiment of Meh
ReviewJim SlotekThe Tender Bar, George Clooney, Ben Affleck, Christopher Lloyd, Max Martini, adaptation, Memoir adaptation, Coming of age, Tye Sheridan, Lily Rabe, J. R. Moehringer
Beans: Coming-of-Age Tale Inspired by Oka Crisis Tells Compelling Story Despite Some Bumps
ReviewJim SlotekBeans, Tracey Deer, TIFF, Kiawentiio, Woon-A-Tai, D'Pharaoh, Rainbow Dickerson, Violah Beauvais, indigenous films, Canada, Drama, Indigenous films and filmmakers, Coming of age
Black Conflux: Ace Thriller Interlaces Coming-of-Age Story with Delusional Man Saga
Shiva Baby: Sex, Death and A Buffet Table in Strong Debut Feature
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Review, PreviewJim SlotekShiva Baby, Emma Seligman, TIFF 2020, Rachel Sennott, Polly Draper, Fred Melamed, Dianna Agron, Comedy, Jewish funereal tradition, Coming of age, Generation Z, Sex and death
Love Sarah: Charming Female-Led Dramedy Casts Dreamy London, Decadent Treats as Co-Stars
Review, PreviewJim SlotekLove Sarah, Eliza Schroeder, London, Romantic comedy, Coming of age, Celia Imrie, Shannon Tarbet, Shelley Conn, Rupert-Penry-Jones, Food films, Bakery
Rocks: Lovely, Affecting Drama Captures Silliness and Sorrow of Teen at a Crossroads
Review, PreviewJim SlotekRocks, TIFF 2019, Sarah Gavron, Bukky Bakray, D’angelou Osei Kissiedu, Kosar Ali, Teenage story, Coming of age, London
Lady Bird: Coming-of-Age Tale Takes Wing with Ace Performances, Authentic Script
Beach Rats: Old School Meets New School in Tantalizing, Sundance-Fêted Feature
INGRID VENINGER: DIRECTOR’S PORCUPINE LAKE A TIFF COMING-OF-AGE ENTRY WITH TEETh
Patti Cake$: Underdog Rapper Movie Drops the Mic on Crushing Suburban Life
The Only Living Boy In New York: He’s Pretty Much Dead To Us
