Coming of Age – The Movie Isle

Blu-Ray Review: Shout Factory’s Giovanni’s Island (GKIDS)

Giovanni’s Island is a harrowing piece of wartime coming of age. After nearly a decade this beautiful and powerful movie makes itsContinue Reading

by A.W. Kautzer January 12, 2023

A heartfelt tale of friendship and coming-of-age Goodbye, Don Glees! channels Stand by Me and other similarly themed films withContinue Reading

The Loneliest Boy in the World is an unexpected horror comedy with heart and charm to spare. New to Blu-Ray fromContinue Reading

by A.W. Kautzer December 8, 2022

Writer/Director Sam Mendes’s follow-up to his Oscar Winning 1917, Empire of Light, is a showcase for Academy Award Winning actingContinue Reading

by A.W. Kautzer July 19, 2022

Fast & Feel Love is the competitive cup-stacking romantic comedy coming-of-age action thriller that you never knew you wanted untilContinue Reading

Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix winner Compartment No 6 gets a showing at Manchester Film Festival. A snowy journey with real warmth.Continue Reading

A coming of age story from a little-seen historical and cultural perspective, centred on an indigenous girl growing up inContinue Reading

by A.W. Kautzer October 6, 2021

Before Chloé Zhao won an Oscar and directed a huge budget studio tentpole Marvel film she directed this tender, intimateContinue Reading

by A.W. Kautzer August 14, 2021

The filmmaking family that brought us The Deeper You Dig bring us a tale of female adolescence wrapped in a tale witchcraft. Continue Reading

by A.W. Kautzer August 12, 2021

CODA is that crowd-pleasing sleeper hit that you’ve been looking for. Writer/Director Siân Heder’s coming of age musical drama aboutContinue Reading