"There's this desire to push boundaries and wreak chaos," says the director of capturing the liminal tween years in his ...

Coming-of-age movies are a dime a dozen, but one of the best quietly dropped nine years ago and starred a familiar face from ...

There’s a reason there are so many coming-of-age films. They are a powerful time in our lives, raging hormones aside, it’s a time when we learn so much about the world, who we are, and how we fit into ...

Apple+ has plenty of hidden gems, but fans are convinced they've found the platform's best one in the shape of Teenage Kicks, a coming-of-age film that's been hailed as 'perfect' and 'explosive' ...

Every generation gets a handful of “coming of age” films to hold on to as they do the same. Kids of the eighties got such classics as Risky Business and Fast Times at Ridgemont High. The ’90s gave ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook 2012’s The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a powerful adolescent drama about trauma and repression, ...

Our idea of time is all wrong. We assign meaningless words to describe how it behaves – it moves quickly, it stands still. We miss it when it’s gone. We can’t wait for it to get here. But in director ...

Diego Pineda has been a devout storyteller his whole life. He has self-published a fantasy novel and a book of short stories, and is actively working on publishing his second novel. A lifelong fan of ...

Meet Dev, an avid writer, cat lover, and anime enthusiast. He has a passion for storytelling, traveling, and new adventures. Coming-of-age anime beautifully portrays the journey of growing up, dealing ...

Most movies are predicated on some kind of character arc. The protagonist starts their journey and, by the end, the experience alters who they are. However, we wouldn’t call all films “coming-of-age” ...

Growing up is scary. Bodily changes, mind-bending mood shifts and unwelcomed self realizations liken our adolescent years to a horror saga, except monsters and jump scares come to life as odd crushes ...

William is a writer for DualShokers who has been helping players solve problems for years. Don't know how to find that item or defeat that boss? He's got your back. To think, it all started with ...