Directed by: Megan Park Starring: Maisy Stella, Percy Hines White, Maddie Ziegler, Kerrice Brooks, Aubrey Plaza Fantasy dramedy My Old Ass is actress turned director Megan Park’s second full feature after the critically acclaimed The Fallout (2021). 18-year-old Elliott (Maisy Stella), a spirited young Canadian adult about to enter college and semi-independence, is eager to …
Tag: coming of age movies
FlixChatter Review: DIDI (弟弟, 2024)–An authentic and funny portrait of a Taiwanese-American boyhood
I've been catching wind of Didi ever since it snagged the Special Jury Prize and Audience Award at Sundance. I'm usually skeptical about films that get all the praise from critics at big festivals, but I'm happy to say that Didi totally deserves all the buzz! Written and directed by Sean Wang, I read after …
FlixChatter Review: Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret (2023)
Let me preface this review with the fact that I have not read the 1970 novel this film's based on and I was not familiar with its author Judy Blume. But the rather provocative title, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret definitely gets me intrigued. The story centers on Margaret (Abby Ryder Fortson), an …
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TCFF 2022 Double Reviews: CLOSE (Belgium’s Oscars Submission) + 1-800-HOT NITE
TCFF film fest coverage continues! We've got another double review courtesy of my friend Vince Caro – cinephile, videographer, musician, and artist. CLOSE (2022) Directed by: Lukas Dhont Starring: Eden Dambrine, Gustav de Waele, Émilie Dequenne, Léa Drucker Lukas Dhont’s second feature Close is this year’s Grand Prix winner at Cannes and it’s easy to …
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Indie Review: The Kings of Summer
I almost lost my opportunity to see this movie on the big screen. I was invited to a screening by TCFF a few weeks ago but I couldn't make it as I wasn't feeling well. But thankfully, I was able to make it to this press screening and boy, am I glad I did! This …
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