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Review

Earwig

by Saffron Maeve

A young girl with ice cubes for teeth comes of age in strange ways in Lucile Hadžihalilović’s dis­turb­ing and ellip­ti­cal latest.

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Anticipation
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In Retrospect
Group of young adults, mostly men, standing in a field with trees and a lake visible in the background. All are wearing white tops and dark bottoms.
Review

Old Boys

by Terese Christensen

Teen love match­ing at a fusty pub­lic school is the back­drop to this inter­mit­tent­ly suc­cess­ful roman­tic comedy.

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In Retrospect
A woman with short hair wearing a black hat, looking thoughtful and pensive.
Review

Freak Show

by David Jenkins

Alex Lawthor strug­gles to bring his under­writ­ten lead char­ac­ter to life in this gay-themed teen dra­ma from Trudie Styler.

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In Retrospect
Two young men in a shadowy, wooded setting, their faces partially obscured by foliage.
Review

Departure

by Mathilde Dumazet

Young male love comes to the fore in this mov­ing com­ing-of-ager from first-time direc­tor Andrew Steggall.

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In Retrospect