Coming of Age
‘Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood’ Review: Bathed In Warm Nostalgia
A man narrates stories of his life as a 10-year-old boy in 1969 Houston, weaving tales of nostalgia with a fantastical account of a journey to the moon.
‘Turning Red’ Review: Teenage Exceptionalism Causes Pandamonium
Chike Coleman reviews the family-friendly and very entertaining Turning Red, from Pixar.
Sandra Oh and Rosalie Chiang on Pixar’s ‘Turning Red’
A 13-year-old girl named Mei Lee turns into a giant red panda whenever she gets too excited.
‘Turning Red’ Review: Panda Pains
A 13-year-old Chinese-Canadian girl discovers that whenever she gets too excited or stressed, she turns into a giant red panda. Soon, she later learns that her ancestors have a shared history with the...
‘The Tender Bar’ Review: A Listless, Uneven Coming-of-Age Story
A boy growing up on Long Island seeks out father figures among the patrons at his uncle's bar.
‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ Review: Don’t Cross The Streams
When a single mom and her two kids arrive in a small town, they begin to discover their connection to the original ghostbusters and the secret legacy their grandfather left behind.
‘Licorice Pizza’ Review: Blossoms & Waterbeds
The story of Alana Kane and Gary Valentine growing up, running around and going through the treacherous navigation of first love in the San Fernando Valley, 1973.
‘Belfast’ Review: Dazzling While Average
A semi-autobiographical film that chronicles the life of a working-class family and their young son's childhood during The Troubles in Belfast, Northern Ireland in the late 1960s.
Tribeca 2021 Review: ‘The Perfect David’ and Toxic Masculinity
David is obsessively works on his body to reach the idealized self of a bodybuilder. As David dedicates himself to further developing his physique, his social life begins to call out to him.