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Good One: Sometimes Less Is More. And Sometimes It’s a Lot More

Good One: Sometimes Less Is More. And Sometimes It’s a Lot More

By Chris Knight

ReviewJim SlotekAugust 14, 2024Good One, India Donaldson, Lily Collias, Danny McCarthy, James Le Gros, Drama, American drama, Hiking, coming of ageComment

Dìdi: Filmmaker’s Delightful Coming-of-Age Story an Homage to Mothers, Family, and Art

Dìdi: Filmmaker’s Delightful Coming-of-Age Story an Homage to Mothers, Family, and Art

By Liz Braun

ReviewJim SlotekAugust 1, 2024Dìdi, Sean Wang, Izaac Wang, Joan Chen, Zhang Li Hua, Shirley Chen, coming of age, Asian AmericansComment

Before I Change My Mind: A Non-Binary 80s High School Musical

Before I Change My Mind: A Non-Binary 80s High School Musical

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJim SlotekApril 18, 2024Canadian feature debut, Canadian drama, Before I Change My Mind, Trevor Anderson, Fish Griwkowsky, Vaughn Murrae, Dominic Lippa, Lacey Oake, Matthew Rankin, Kirstin Johnston, Shannon Blanchet, coming of age, 1980s, Non-binary, Teenagers, ComedyComment

Uproar: An Unsubtle but Charming Kiwi Coming-Of-Age Tale

Uproar: An Unsubtle but Charming Kiwi Coming-Of-Age Tale

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJim SlotekMarch 14, 2024Uproar, TIFF 23, Paul Middleditch, Hamish Bennett, Erana James, Jada Fa’atui, Rhys Darby, Minnie Driver, Julian Dennison, New Zealand, coming of age, ComedyComment

Original-Cin Q&A: North of Normal Stars on Creating Family

Original-Cin Q&A: North of Normal Stars on Creating Family

By Bonnie Laufer

InterviewJim SlotekJuly 27, 2023North of Normal, Sarah Gadon, Amanda Fix, River Price-Maenpaa, TIFF 2022, Canadian film, coming of age, Mother-daughter, Robert CarlyleComment

L’immensità: Penélope Cruz Anchors Italian Family Drama with a Twist

L’immensità: Penélope Cruz Anchors Italian Family Drama with a Twist

By Karen Gordon

ReviewJim SlotekMay 24, 2023L’Immensitá, Emanuele Crialese, Francesca Manieri, Vittorio Moroni, Penelope Cruz, Luana Guiliani, Vincenzo Amaro, Italian, coming of age, Family dramaComment

The Starling Girl: Strong Performances Elevate Familiar Coming-of Age Drama

The Starling Girl: Strong Performances Elevate Familiar Coming-of Age Drama

By Thom Ernst

ReviewJim SlotekMay 18, 2023The Starling Girl, Laurel Parmet, coming of age, Eliza Scanlen, Lewis Pullman, Jimmi Simpson, Wrenn Schmidt, Austin Abrams, Kyle SecorComment

Guitar Lessons: Predictable Canuck Dramedy Aims High but Flounders

Guitar Lessons: Predictable Canuck Dramedy Aims High but Flounders

By Kim Hughes

ReviewJim SlotekFebruary 23, 2023Guitar Lessons, Canadian drama, First Nations, Aaron James, Corb Lund, Kaden Noskiye, Conway Kootenay, Lianna Makuch, coming of age, Alberta Comment

When You Finish Saving the World: Jesse Eisenberg’s Directorial Debut Lands a Bullseye

When You Finish Saving the World: Jesse Eisenberg’s Directorial Debut Lands a Bullseye

By Karen Gordon

ReviewJim SlotekJanuary 25, 2023When You Finish Saving the World, Jesse Eisenberg, Julianne Moore, Finn Wolfhard, Alisha Boe, Eleonore Hendricks, Billy Bryk, Jay O. Sanders, Directorial debut, Family, coming of age Comment

Giant Little Ones: Teen Sexuality Gets Smart Twist in Canuck Coming-of-Age Story

By Liam Lacey

ReviewMarch 29, 2019Giant Little Ones, TIFF 2018, Keith Behrman, Josh Wiggins, coming of age, Canadian movies, Maria Bello, Olivia Scriven, Darren Mann, Hailey Kittle, Kyle MacLachlan, Niamh Wilson, Taylor Hickson Comment

Life of the Party: Dead on Arrival, And Scant Fun To Boot

By Kim Hughes

ReviewMay 10, 2018Melissa McCarthy, Ben Falcone, comedy, coming of age, midlife crisis