We had Stand By Me and The Breakfast Club in the ’80s and Dazed and Confused in the ’90s, and yes they are great coming-of-age films, but is there really any need to keep reminding you of that in every film list over and over again? So, I’ve decided to select some alternate choices. I have always strongly connected with coming-of-age […]
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There’s little more that can be done with the ‘let’s make a band’ formula, but John Carney manages to create something really special with Sing Street. It’s a funny, lively, utterly brilliant coming-of-age story set in 1985 Dublin. It focuses on young Conor “Cosmo” Lawlor, who starts a rock band to impress a girl. This is a […]
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A movie about Barack Obama, titled Barry? I had my doubts, but it was actually pretty good. Barry is the second film to portray a young Obama, and it delves even deeper into the President’s past. It depicts his first year at Columbia University in 1981, where he struggles to stay connected to his mother and […]
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The feeble title of Josh Boone’s indie romantic-comedy will be enough to turn a lot of people’s heads the other way, but Stuck in Love is a charming story about a family of writers, who experience the different shades of love. Novelist Bill Borgens (Greg Kinnear), is going through a mid-life crisis and still pining after his […]
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Growing up in Cleveland, Cisco (Jorge Lendeborg Jr.) and his friends, Junior (Moises Arias), Boobie (Ezri Walker) and Patty Cake (Rafi Gavron), dream of becoming professional skateboarders. They devote their time to practising their skills and trying to build up as much money as possible, so they can finally escape their dysfunctional neighbourhood. Desperate to […]
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Dope is cool, funny and stylish. It’s blend of entertainment, gritty realism and social satire. It centres around high school senior, Malcolm (Shameik Moore) and his two best buddies, Jib (Tony Revolori) and Diggy (Kiersey Clemons). They’re self-proclaimed “geeks” and obsessed with 90s hip-hop music, culture and fashion. With aspirations to attend Harvard and escape […]
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Netflix, please stop making Adam Sandler movies and stick to the good stuff like The Fundamentals of Caring! Anyone who appreciates a heartfelt comedy-drama will enjoy this. It’s about a former writer called Ben (Paul Rudd), who gets a job as a caregiver for Trevor (Craig Roberts), a disabled teenager with a twisted sense of humour. Trevor […]
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The subject of bullying is a sensitive area and it’s always an ongoing problem, among people of all ages. Mean Creak, written and directed by Jacob Aaron Estes, does not hold back with its depiction of bullying. The film focuses on a group of teenagers and one of them, the young Sam Merrick (Rory Culkin), is […]
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The Perks of Being Wallflower follows Charlie (Logan Lerman), who has just started his freshman year of High School. Socially awkward and isolated, he befriends a group of older kids, who embrace they’re status as outsiders. The film focuses on Charlie’s experiences of the pitfalls and melodrama of adolescence, along with his newfound friends, which includes […]
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