Coming of Age

Moffie

By Alex Saveliev | September 2021

Ostensibly a war film, director Oliver Hermanus’s Moffie reveals itself to be an examination of sexual identity, bigotry, and coming-of-age. As lyrical as it is unflinching in…

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Ostensibly a war film, director Oliver Hermanus's Moffie reveals itself to be an examination of sexual identity, bigotry, and coming-of-age. As...

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Suzanne Lindon firmly establishes herself as a triple threat with the charming little dramedy Spring Blossom. Not only does she direct, write, and star,...

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Filmed in Myanmar, writer/director Dani Schoffman's Aye Ko is a coming-of-age story following a 12-year-old girl who is tasked with looking after a...

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Director Inon Shampanier's Paper Spiders isn't your typical teen drama, if it could even be described as such. Sure, it has all the genre components: a...

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In 2020, singer/songwriter Mothica found herself with a surprise hit in "Vices." While the song's style, pop, might not be for everyone, she ably embodies...

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SFFILM FILM FESTIVAL 2021 REVIEW! Whenever a so-called teen sex comedy comes out, I see reviews and interviews mention that no matter how raunchy the...

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Victor Nunez's 1993 coming-of-age film, Ruby in Paradise, is a slower-paced take on the coming-of-age subgenre. There's a key focus on not just the...

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Music has the power to inspire us, to change us, to set us on the right path, and to help us discover truths within ourselves. Punk rock plays a crucial...

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There's a moment in Kuessipan where Shaniss (Yamie Grégoire) tells her friend that Mikuan (Sharon Ishpatao Fontaine) not dropping out of school doesn't...

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The Never List is one of the least inspired films to ever tackle the coming-of-age subgenre. Spawning from an unoriginal script by Ariadne Shaffer,...

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