#Coming-of-age

Articles (4)

• 🇺🇸 ‘Big Girls Don’t Cry’ Review: A Gentle, Rigorous Queer Coming-of-Age Story — 15/03/2026 [USA]

  A queer coming-of-age story set in rural New Zealand, Paloma Schneideman’s “Big Girls Don’t Cry” is a fantastic feature debut atypical of films on awkward adolescence. Unfolding during an overcast Dec...

  Related: #Queer cinema
• 🇺🇸 ‘Whispers in May’ Director on Coming-of-Age Roadtrip Set in Rugged Region of China: ‘It’s Not Just About Beauty; Those Mountains Carry Weight’ — 15/03/2026 [USA]

  “I’ve made many wishes, but none have ever come true.” That line, written by a teenage girl in China’s remote Liangshan region, became the starting point for “Whispers in May,” the hybrid documentary ...

  Related: #Cultural landscape, #Cinematic storytelling
• 🇺🇸 ‘Crash Land’ Review: Crass Humor Meets Poignancy in Coming-of-Age Dramedy About Grieving Canadian Stunt Boys — 14/03/2026 [USA]

  Much has been theorized about how “Jackass,” the MTV stunt show from the early 2000s that spawned multiple movies and enthralled a generation of young people with its gross-out and pain-inducing antic...

  Related: #Grief and healing, #Male camaraderie, #Absurdist humor
• 🇺🇸 ‘John Proctor Is The Villain’ Playwright Kimberly Belflower’s YA Drama Lands At 20th Television With Kim Rosenstock As Showrunner — 26/02/2026 [USA]

  EXCLUSIVE: In a competitive situation, Kimberly Belflower’s (John Proctor Is The Villain) untitled YA drama project has landed at 20th Television for series development, with Dying for Sex co-creator ...

  Related: #Southern adolescence, #Relationships, #Social issues