Owen Kline makes his directorial debut with the raunchy coming-of-age romp, Funny Pages. Taking inspiration from illustrations of R. Crumb, Peter Bagge, and Daniel Clowes, the film is chock full of interesting faces, comedic cringe, and seedy silliness. It’s a grimy good time, and one of the year’s funniest flicks!
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After receiving an Oscar nomination for his screenplay collaboration on Joachim Trier’s The Worst Person In The World, Eskil Vogt returns with the grounded and gripping supernatural thriller, The Innocents. With steady hands and clear-eyed focus, the film thoughtfully examines the dark fascinations and curiosities of children to surprising and effective ends. One thing’s for sure: the magic of childhood has never been this compelling or terrifying.
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Everything is a family affair in the witchy coming-of-age indie horror flick Hellbender. The film is the second feature written and directed by an indie filmmaking family (specifically, husband & wife John Adams and Toby Poser, and their daughter, Zelda), who pretty much singlehandedly tackle all aspects of the production (including the score). Although it’s not a total home run, Hellbender manages to conjure up some seriously bewitching charisma, innovative genre thrills, and bitchin’ tuneage.
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A24 continue to astonish with Lady Bird, the directorial debut of actress Greta Gerwig. It's an honest and poignant depiction of late adolescence whose universality is sure to land with most, if not all, moviegoers. Gerwig, who has also co-wrote several scripts with Noam Baumbach prior to Lady Bird, has taken a few pages from Baumbach's book, but in such a way as to not become derivative; her film emanates indisputable freshness, finding roots in Gerwig's crisp script and taken to new heights by the mesmerizing performance of Saoirse Ronan.
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