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Search Results for: boys state

Standing Tall

Alex Heeney / March 27, 2016

Standing Tall is a gritty coming-of-ager told through rose-coloured glasses

…she can barely take care of herself. He’s rebelling against the lack of authority in his home life, and the state is forced to pick up the slack. Over the…

Alex Heeney / March 17, 2025

Interview: Philippe Lesage on Comme le feu (Who by Fire)

…If you look at the history of violence and wars in the world, it’s always older men who make decisions, from their big houses and parliament, to send young boys…

Alex Heeney / July 14, 2023

The 17 best films of 2023 so far

…is an epic story of a friendship between two unlikely boys over decades. When local Bruno (played later by Alessandro Borghi) and city-dweller Pietro (as an adult, Luca Marinelli) are…

A collage of images from the best documentaries of 2021.

Seventh Row Editors / January 10, 2022

The best documentaries of 2021

…8. The Rescue (E. Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin) The Rescue is one of the best documentaries of 2021. In 2018, a group of twelve young boys from the same soccer…

A History of Women Directors at the Cannes Film Festival

…as the festival’s problematic (if very slowly improving) history of being a boys’ club. Subscribe now Women at Cannes Ep. 5: Women at Cannes 2022 Women at Cannes Ep. 4:…

Please Like Me Season 2

Alex Heeney / August 7, 2014

Review: Please Like Me Season 2 is even better and smarter

…the season dealing with starting to date boys, taking care of his divorced parents – he moved in with his mother who’s depressed and was constantly calming down his mostly…

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