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Y Tu Mamá También (2001)

August 23, 2025 Mikkel FrederiksenLeave a comment

Retadores

Posted in ReviewsTagged 2000s, 2001, Alfonso Cuarón, Ana López Mercado, Carlos Cuarón, coming of age, Diego Luna, erotic, existientialism, film review, Gael García Bernal, lust, mexico, movie review, road trip, social divide, teen boys, y tu mama tambien, Y Tu Mamá También

Water Lilies (2007)

January 26, 2025 Mikkel FrederiksenLeave a comment

The strange shapes of sex and friendship

Posted in ReviewsTagged 2000s, 2007, adele haenel, celine sciamma, coming of age, drama, france, friendships, louise blachere, love and sex, movie review, pauline acquart, queer, relationships, teenage anxiety, water lilies

Bird (2024)

October 15, 2024 Mikkel FrederiksenLeave a comment

Weak winds beneath these wings

Posted in ReviewsTagged 2020s, 2024, andrea arnold, barry keoghan, bird, cannes 2024, coming of age, drama, film review, franz rogowski, magical realism, movie review, nykiya adams, social realism, united kingdom

Inside Out 2 (2024)

August 3, 2024 Mikkel FrederiksenLeave a comment

Inside Out 1.5

Posted in ReviewsTagged 2020s, 2024, Adèle Exarchopoulos, amy poehler, animation, ayo edebiri, coming of age, dave holstein, diane lane, disney, emotions, grace lu, inside out 2, kensington tallman, kyle maclachlan, lewis black, liza lapira, maya hawke, meg lefauve, movie review, paul walter hauser, phyllis smith, pixar, Sumayyah Nuriddin-Green, tony hale

Alma’s Rainbow (1994)

July 9, 2024 Mikkel FrederiksenLeave a comment

Bridging the generational divide

Posted in ReviewsTagged 1990s, 1994, alma's rainbow, Ayoka Chenzira, bipoc cinema, brooklyn, coming of age, family, family relationships, Kim Weston-Moran, lee dobson, Mizan Kirby, movie review, Victoria Gabrielle-Platt

Party Girl (1995)

December 11, 2023December 11, 2023 Mikkel FrederiksenLeave a comment

Becoming is not becoming

Posted in ReviewsTagged 1990s, 1995, 90s new york, american indie, comedy, coming of age, Daisy von Scherler Mayer, fashion, harry brickmayer, library, new york city, parker posey, party girl, review, time capsule

Priscilla (2023)

November 22, 2023 Mikkel FrederiksenLeave a comment

A name written in water

Posted in ReviewsTagged 2020s, 2023, 70s vibes, cailee spaeny, celebrity, coming of age, elvis, graceland, jacob elordi, priscilla, priscilla presley, review, sofia coppola, toxic relationship, venice film festival

Funny Pages (2022)

September 9, 2022 Mikkel Frederiksen1 Comment

Crass and brash

Posted in ReviewsTagged 2020s, 2022, abrasive, comedy, comics, coming of age, Daniel Zolghradi, funny pages, indie, Matthew Maher, owen kline, teen comedy

Smooth Talk (1985)

February 3, 2022 Mikkel FrederiksenLeave a comment

Sticky fumblings in the back seat

Posted in ReviewsTagged 1980s, 1985, adolescence, coming of age, drama, joyce carol oates, joyce copra, laura dern, mary kay place, rape culture, sex, smooth talk, tom cole

It: Chapter Two (2019)

September 29, 2021 Mikkel FrederiksenLeave a comment

An after school special starring an old, underappreciated clown

Posted in ReviewsTagged 2010s, 2019, andy muschietti, clown, coming of age, gary dauberman, horror, james mcavoy, jessica chastain, review

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