Coming of Age

The Closet

By Alan Ng | June 2026

CULVER CITY FILM FESTIVAL 2026 REVIEW! Olivia Jean Hamilton’s The Closet takes a modern twist on the coming-out story, and don’t ya…

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CULVER CITY FILM FESTIVAL 2026 REVIEW! Olivia Jean Hamilton's The Closet takes a modern twist on the coming-out story, and don't ya know it, the toughest...

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NOW IN THEATERS! "Welcome back, Pixar." That's the feeling Toy Story 5 left me with, and a lot of it comes down to director Andrew Stanton trusting an...

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In the heart of Salt Lake City, two brothers—Taylor and Ethan Paur—have created something deliberately unconventional. Their debut feature film, By His...

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After returning from years in America, Jinwoo (Andy Koh) steps off a bus in Seoul carrying a heavy burden. He's Korean American, exempt from mandatory...

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Matthew Price's Bid is a short film about the distance between a parent's love and a child's need to be seen as something more than just their kid. It's a...

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After a freak accident leaves her speaking with a Bosnian accent, Kathy is suddenly seen as a stranger in her own world. What begins as an unfortunate...

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Writer/director Andrew Acedo's Good Filipino Kids asks a simple question: What does it mean to be a good Filipino kid? The answer, it turns out, is not...

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A Quiet Storm follows a family in suburban Tokyo where a mother's attention is spread across two sons with vastly different needs. The film centers on one...

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Co-writer/director Nicholas Ma’s narrative feature debut, Mabel, opens on a shot of the titular character basking outside in the sunlight. No, not Callie...

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Stargazers is the feature-length debut of writer/director Jonathan Brooks. The science fiction adventure follows a 12-year-old boy named Jack (Leo...

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