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Tag Archives: Coming-of-age drama
The Fabelmans (2022) ☆☆☆1/2 (3.5/4): So he goes for filmmaking…
Steven Spielberg’s latest film “The Fabelmans” is a gentle and intimate drama which is incidentally inspired by the early years of his life. While you may wonder how much the movie is overlapped with Spielberg’s childhood and adolescent years, the … Continue reading
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Tagged Coming-of-age drama, Family, Father and son, Filmmaking, Mother and Son
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Bones and All (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): Love and Cannibalism
Luca Guadagnino’s latest film “Bones and All” is an odd mix of two very different things which somehow work together fairy well despite lots of disparity between them. On one hand, we have a gory and disturbing coming-of-age tale associated … Continue reading
Armageddon Time (2022) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): So he grows up…
James Gray’s new film “Armageddon Time” is a somber and melancholic coming-of-age drama which feels rather uneven and superficial despite some good moments to be appreciated. Mainly revolving around a young boy of one stable middle-class Jewish family in New … Continue reading
Rolling (2021) ☆☆☆(3/4): As she begins to roll under the pandemic
South Korean independent film “Rolling” is a modest but sensitive character drama surrounding its young heroine’s emotional journey toward regained hope and optimism. Although it initially requires some patience from us due to its rather slow narrative pacing, the movie … Continue reading
Anything’s Possible (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): The conventional romance of a transgender girl
Billy Porter’s debut feature film “Anything’s Possible”, which was released on Amazon Prime in last week, is a conventional coming-of-age romantic comedy revolving around one transgender high school girl. While it is pretty safe and predictable in terms of story … Continue reading
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Tagged Adolescence, Comedy, Coming-of-age drama, High School, High Schooler, Romance, Transgender
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You Won’t Be Alone (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): The tale of a shapeshifting witch
“You Won’t Be Alone” is a little strange film mainly revolving around one woman who happens to become an entity equipped with one certain supernatural power. Although it is rather elusive in terms of story and characters, the movie often … Continue reading
Apollo 10 1⁄2: A Space Age Childhood (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): That fun time in the 1960s
Richard Linklater’s new animation feature film “Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood”, which was released on Netflix on last Friday, is as sweet, funny, witty, and whimsical as you can expect from his work. Starting with one silly and … Continue reading
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Tagged Animation Film, Coming-of-age drama, Family, Real-life incident, Space, Space Mission, Spce
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Turning Red (2022) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Her big red secret
Animation feature film “Turning Red”, the latest work from Pixar Animation Studios which unfortunately goes straight to Disney+ instead of being released in theaters, is a delightful female coming-of-age tale peppered with distinctive cultural touches to be appreciated. Like several … Continue reading
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Tagged Animation Film, Coming-of-age drama, Family, Fantasy, Mother and daughter
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Licorice Pizza (2021) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): A charming coming-of-age tale a la Paul Thomas Anderson
Paul Thomas Anderson’s new film “Licorice Pizza”, which recently received 3 Oscar nominations including the one for Best Picture, is his sweetest work since “Punch-Drunk Love” (2002). At first, the movie seems to be just another familiar mix of coming-of-age … Continue reading
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