…the Berlinale: Being 17. Her previous films were female-centric coming-of-age stories. Sciamma’s script for Being 17 focuses on two 17-year-old boys from very different socioeconomic backgrounds: Damien (Kacey Mottet Klein)…
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Ex Machina is yet another film about boys and their toys
…Vikander), the creation of a boy trying to make his fantasy woman. It centers around two boys — brilliant tech CEO Nathan (Oscar Isaac) and his employee, computer programmer Caleb…
Review: First Stripes depicts masculinity in training
…on First Stripes and Boys State. Courtesy of NFB First Stripes begins and ends with the same military graduation parade. A Steadicam shot marches along the ceremonial procession of solemn-looking army…
Seventh Row picks the 30 best films of 2020
…is yet another machine that reproduces a conservative set of norms.”… Read the full review. Listen to our podcast on First Stripes and Boys State First Stripes is streaming free…
Ira Sachs’ Little Men tracks the human drama in real estate
Ira Sachs’ Little Men is a slight but affecting drama about two boys whose friendship gets sacrificed by their parents at the altar of New York real estate prices. Courtesy…
P.S. We still love you, Lara Jean: Lana Condor’s perfect rom-com heroine
Lana Condor is the shining light at the centre of disappointing sequel P.S. I Still Love You. Why is she the perfect rom-com heroine in the To All the Boys…