Movie Review Wildhood 30 Dec 202227 Jan 2023 Wildhood (2021) The jigsaw puzzle is metaphor for a lot of Wildwood. "Does this look like the sky or the ocean? To me [the pieces] all look the same. Once…
TV Series Love, Victor 4 Jul 202019 Dec 2022 Love, Victor "Sometimes it's easier to plaster on a smile, and let people see what they want." The series follow up to Love, Simon had quite the shoes to fill. …
Movie Review Geography Club 3 Dec 201921 Jul 2020 Geography Club (2013) When closeted high school student, Russell, goes looking for himself in a park he's not sure what he'll find. But like the name of the club, things…
Movie Review Henry Gamble’s Birthday Party 11 Oct 20182 Feb 2019 Henry Gamble’s Birthday Party (2015) “I’m able to think for myself.” “Good. Do.” This film starts in an interesting way. Henry’s friend Gabe sleeps over, and they end up getting…
Movie Review Alex Strangelove 4 Sep 201828 Jan 2019 Alex Strangelove (2018) “Sometimes you have to alter the game plan.” Alex is your typical teenager. He has his group of friends, his place in high school figured out, and…
Movie Review Love, Simon 20 Mar 201811 Sep 2018 Love, Simon (2018) “You get to exhale now. You get to be more you than you have been in a very long time.” Synopsis from IMDB: “Simon Spier keeps a…
Movie Review Naomi and Ely’s No Kiss List 12 Mar 201811 Sep 2018 Naomi and Ely’s No Kiss List (2015) “At some point, we have to let go.” Synopsis from IMDB: “Naomi and Ely have loved each other their whole lives, even though…
Movie Review Call Me By Your Name 5 Feb 201827 Feb 2018 Call Me By Your Name (2017) I don’t think I’ve ever been to a film where after the credits roll and screen goes black the audience still sits in their…
Movie Review Beach Rats 2 Jan 201813 Feb 2018 Beach Rats (2017) Frankie doesn’t really know what he likes. In this strange microcosm of flat characters and endless questions, we’re not really sure what Frankie likes either. Synopsis: Frankie…
Movie Review Handsome Devil 22 Oct 20171 Feb 2018 Handsome Devil (2016) “Reveal to me who you are… if you dare!” Adapted synopsis from IMDB: Ned and Conor are forced to share a bedroom at their boarding school. The…
Movie Review Esteros 1 Jun 20171 Feb 2018 Esteros (2016) Being dampened is like a TV in a hotel room that you can only turn the volume up so far. Synopsis from Netflix: “A decade after being separated,…
Movie Review Being 17 16 May 201724 Oct 2017 Being 17 (2016) When most folks are about 17 years old they are still figuring out who they are. Being 17 interprets this struggle like a nomad wandering through the…