This week’s new release is heading straight to streaming video with so many movie theaters currently closed. This one will likely find more viewers on-demand than it would have in a cinema. “Never Rarely Sometimes Always” was one of the Sundance Film Festival’s big finds. Writer and director Eliza Hittman delivers a modern-day look at […]
Finally, we are starting to see the LGBTQ genre splintering away from the usual controversial gay relationship dramas and tragedies. Giant Little Ones by Keith Behrman explores gender issues regarding same-sex experimentation among teens and young adults. In life and on film, society reacts differently to sexual intimacy between two females than it does when the intimacy is between
Writer-director Luis Ortega has created a novel biopic of famed “Death Angel” thief and murderer Carlos Robledo-Puch. The events of the crime and the psychology of this 17-year-old are shocking and gruesome. Ortega creates a parallel between the baby-faced teenager and the films stunning production value and cinematography juxtaposed with such vile circumstances. Ortega balances
How long can you listen to someone who uses the word “like” in every sentence before it becomes annoying? Bo Burnham’s new film opens with a scene that will give you your answer, the lead character uses “like” 50 times or more in under five minutes. “Eighth Grade” might be this year’s “The Florida Project,”
“My Friend Dahmer” won’t satisfy the horror appetite of those expecting a “Jeffery Dahmer” movie. Marc Meyers’ (“Harvest,” “Approaching Union Square”) film lacks the nuance to capture the in-between moments of Dahmer’s transition from neglected and disturbed teenager to one of America’s most discussed serial killers. The gem here is Disney’s Ross Lynch (“Austin &
First time director Kelly Fremon Craig’s biggest mistake is assuming every teenager is having a similar experience to her main character. Craig’s script casts Steinfeld (Pitch Perfect 2, Barely Lethal) in another bratty role that has quickly become her institution as an actress. The Edge of Seventeen goes for jokes on topics that I am
Probably the most common theme at SXSW is that of the young teenage boy trying to find himself. With a new filmmaker trying to cut his teeth on a first feature, it isn’t surprising that writer/director Michael Johnson uses the stereotypical drugs, alcohol abuse, and depression to wade through self discovery. “Each man’s wilderness is