Thursday, December 8, 2016

Selected "Overlooked" Films and Videos Viewed in 2016: Coming of Age, January-March

January:

Dope (dir.   2015). Stars,  ,  ,  
 




From Rotten TomatoesA critical hit and audience favorite out of the Sundance Film Festival,
 in DOPE, Malcolm (Shameik Moore) is carefully surviving life in a tough neighborhood in Los Angeles 
while juggling college applications, academic interviews, and the SAT. A chance invitation to an 
underground party leads him into an adventure that could allow him to go from being a geek, to 
being dope, to ultimately being himself. (C) Open Road






February:

Big Hero 6 (dir. ,   2014). Stars: 



From Rotten Tomatoes: With all the heart and humor audiences expect from Walt Disney 
Animation Studios, "Big Hero 6" is an action-packed comedy-adventure about robotics prodigy 
Hiro Hamada, who learns to harness his genius-thanks to his brilliant brother Tadashi and their 
like-minded friends: adrenaline junkie Go Go Tamago, neatnik Wasabi, chemistry whiz Honey 
Lemon and fanboy Fred. When a devastating turn of events catapults them into the midst of a 
dangerous plot unfolding in the streets of San Fransokyo, Hiro turns to his closest companion-a 
robot named Baymax-and transforms the group into a band of high-tech heroes determined to 
solve the mystery. (C) Disney






March:

Diary of a Teenage Girl (dir.  2015). Stars: ,  
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From Rotten Tomatoes: Like most teenage girls, Minnie Goetze (Bel Powley) is longing for love, 
acceptance and a sense of purpose in the world. Minnie begins a complex love affair with her 
mother's (Kristen Wiig) boyfriend, "the handsomest man in the world," Monroe Rutherford 
(Alexander Skarsgård). What follows is a sharp, funny and provocative account of one girl's sexual 
and artistic awakening, without judgment. (C) Sony Classics





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