coming of age
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Call Me By Your Name
Luca Guadagnino’s latest, and best movie has been the subject of a stealth marketing campaign which revealed little of substance about the movie but somehow hyped expectations to a dizzy height. Thankfully for once they proved extremely accurate as this near-faultless film about an intergenerational summer love affair is a sublimely perfect coming-of-age story that is…
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Saturday Church
When 14 year old Ulysses’s (Luka Kain) father suddenly dies, his mother (Margot Bingham) has to take on a second job to make ends meet. She somewhat reluctantly accepts an offer from Ulysses’ ultra-conservative Aunt Rose (Regina Taylor) to come to take care of him and his younger sibling after work until she gets home. The…
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queerguru reviews BEACH RATS
Queerguru reviews Beach Rats a wonderfully refreshing #LGBT coming of age movie with a stunning breakthrough performance from a new Brit actor Harris Dickinson. Directed by #ElizaHittman for NEON it is now in movie theaters including Waters Edge Cinema
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4 Days
The 4 Days referred too in this Filipino coming-of-age story take place over several years, and always around Valentine Day. When Mark (Mikoy Morales) is assigned to be the new college roommate of Derek (Sebastian Castro) he has to adjust to the fact that Derek always has a new girlfriend in tow. In fact through…
