ANNE+ Review: A New Milestone in 20-Something Female Narrative, the Trajectory of Growth Left by Love
Everyone carries fragments of their clumsy, inexperienced years within their hearts. The burning desire to merge with another, the acute sense of isolation when left alone, and the inner lack that one finally…
Anne+: The Film (2021) An In-Depth Review of a Queer Woman’s Self-Discovery and the Aesthetics of Relationships
Isolation, solidarity, and the yearning for an authentic life are universal deficiencies that shake us in our late twenties. The belief that one can find a complete self within a union with another…
Tomboy (2011) Film Review: A Piercing Coming-of-Age Interpretation of Confronting the Self Beyond the Gaze of Others
The experience of wandering in confusion because one cannot fit into the external molds defined by the world is universal. Director Céline Sciamma’s film Tomboy (2011) does not treat the grand discourse of…
Foxfire (1996) Review: The Destructive Fascination of Female Solidarity and Queer Subtext
We all once had a time when we wanted to break through the walls enclosing us and take flight. Behind the virtues of neatness and obedience defined by the world, the breath of…
Between the Seasons (2018): The Aesthetics of Isolation Breathed by Hidden Identity and Lack of Solidarity
The attempt to find one’s own temperature while shielding oneself from the cold wind of public scrutiny is often akin to volunteering for a freezing winter. We all live harboring a vast valley…
Genera+ion: An Interpretation of Gen Z’s Asexual Romance and Wandering Desire
For youth who embrace their respective anxieties like isolated islands, learning to love someone without “defining” them feels like the most difficult homework. Only when we acknowledge that identity is not a distinct…
