Goodbye, Don Glees! review: A coming-of-age anime for all ages

With mainstream anime TV shows and, in this case, movies helping ingrain the genre deeper into the global pop culture sphere, we’ve also been getting a path paved for a welcome dose of refreshing, smaller-scale movies hitting Western theaters. Anime like Inu-Oh and Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko are examples from just this year, and it’s a pleasure […]

Shawn Levy to Direct ‘Crater’, a Sci-Fi Coming-of-Age Film Set on the Moon

What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think of director Shawn Levy? For many movie-literate fans, the answer is probably the uber-bankable Night at the Museum film franchise. But lately, Levy has earned some Cool Points™ as a producer of Netflix’s mega-hit series Stranger Things, and now it sounds like he’s found a sci-fi coming-of-age […]

‘Thelma’ is a Cathartic, Supernatural Coming-of-Age Tale [Fantastic Fest]

Joachim Trier‘s Thelma begins with one of the most haunting opening scenes in recent memory. A young girl and her father trek out into the wilderness surrounding their home, crossing over a frozen lake and entering the woods. The father is armed with a rifle. When his young daughter isn’t looking, he takes aim at the […]

‘The Only Living Boy in New York’ Trailer: Marc Webb’s Coming-of-Age Drama

After spending around five years or so of his life making The Amazing Spider-Man movies, director Marc Webb returned to movies much smaller in scale. Webb’s first post-Spidey gig, Gifted, was well liked and struck a chord with audiences, making $ 24 million at the box-office. His next drama, The Only Living Boy in New York, doesn’t look as accessible, based on […]