Favorite films
Don’t forget to select your favorite films!
Don’t forget to select your favorite films!
I tried to go in with an open mind, but this was just bad. I liked that Hasan Minhaj was in it though!
Given that I was 12 in 2008, this retroactive on coming of age was nostalgic if not at times horrifying to be brought back to the shame, confusion, and melancholy that often undergird adolescence and the desire to find yourself and your tribe. More poignantly, this film has a strong child of immigrants lens that I was deeply moved by. Coming of age as an immigrant child can mean learning to understand that your immigrant mom is not nagging you…