Tagged: teen drama

July 29, 2024

Monday Movie: Summer of 85, by David Bax

Every Monday, we’ll highlight a piece of writing from our vaults. This review of Summer of 85 originally ran as a theatrical review. Even before any images appear onscreen, François Ozon’s Summer of 85 is alive. Shot on 16MM film, the grain...

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September 13, 2023

TIFF 2023: How to Have Sex, by David Bax

Before we get into any deeper discussion of Molly Manning Walker‘s electrifying, propulsive feature debut, How to Have Sex, the first thing that needs to be pointed out is how stunning a performance Mia McKenna-Bruce gives as our lead, Tara....

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June 29, 2023

Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken: Shapeless, Watery, by David Bax

At a recent animation festival, Guillermo del Toro (who directed last year’s gorgeous rendition of Pinnochio) railed against modern mainstream feature animation and how its characters are all reduced to “emoji-style behavior.” He went on from there but that simple...

Tagged: teen drama

Monday Movie: Summer of 85, by David Bax

TIFF 2023: How to Have Sex, by David Bax

Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken: Shapeless, Watery, by David Bax

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