A Sign of Affection
With its slice-of-life approach, A Sign of Affection immediately tugs at the heartstrings with its sweet romance between a deaf…
Los Billis
As a teen series, Los Billis follows a familiar structure. David, like most teen heroes, is shy, awkward, and hopelessly…
Murina
Dir. Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović
A young woman’s coming-of-age threatens to topple the uneasy hierarchy of her family in this striking debut from Croatian director…
Rental Family
Dir. Hikari
Since the 1990s, Japan has offered the service of pretending to be one’s family, friend, or lover. Rental Family isn’t…
School Spirits
A murder mystery on one hand and a supernatural dramedy on the other, School Spirits is an engaging teen series…
From Me to You: Kimi ni Todoke
From Me to You: Kimi ni Todoke is a high school romance drama. It’s sweet, it’s wholesome, and it’s comfortingly…
Yuni
Dir. Kamila Andini
Education is a human right, but for many girls around the world, this isn’t necessarily guaranteed– especially if they want…
Paper Girls
As is sometimes the case with multi-genre shows, Paper Girls starts off slow and gives us a lot to process…
The Breaking Ice
Dir. Anthony Chen
When travelling to another place, another city, another town, there’s a certain anonymity that frees one’s self. No one knows…
The Summer I Turned Pretty
Stills and synopses of The Summer I Turned Pretty make it seem like typical teenage fluff. It isn’t. Sure, it…
The Sex Lives of College Girls
Four college freshmen from different parts of the country come together as roommates to earn their bachelor’s degree, sure, but…
Beautiful Beings
Dir. Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson
There are many ways through which a friendship can form, but sometimes, it’s due to compassion for someone who needs…
Skip and Loafer
Simple yet captivating, Skip and Loafer is a slice-of-life anime with a refreshing approach to the high school experience. While…
Yellowjackets
When a girls soccer team is left stranded in the wilderness, things quickly descend from worrisome to outright, delightful, and…
Close
Dir. Lukas Dhont
Leo and Remi are close. They play, eat, and sleep together, and in between those moments, they share every thought…
The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes
Dir. Tomohisa Taguchi
With time-bending natural phenomena linking two teenagers into a romance, there’s no denying that The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit…
