Director: Jonah Hill
Writer: Jonah Hill
Release Date: 12th April 2019
Hot Rating: 💥💥💥💥
First time director, Jonah Hill, wears his influences on his sleeve, alongside a hearty appreciation of skateboarding culture, in his debut feature Mid90s. The film follows Stevie (Sunny Suljic), a young kid growing up in 90s California, set against the backdrop of a booming skateboard and music scene. Casting mostly non-professional actors, and instead opting for sponsored skateboarders and fashion influencers, Hill succeeds in creating an authentic and often raw attitude in his film. As a result, the drama that plays out when Steve is taken under the wing of a local skate crew, fronted by Ray (Nakel Smith) appears genuine. A certain degree of this authenticity is the emotional vulnerability that follows all of the characters, as we come to learn that their lives and aren't as careless and easy going as we might have once believed. Shot in a vintage 4:3 aspect ratio, with an eye for dynamic kinetics in the skateboarding sequences, Hill's debut film is a heavenly slice of nostalgia, served up with all the inoffensive tropes of a homage film.
Writer: Jonah Hill
Release Date: 12th April 2019
Hot Rating: 💥💥💥💥
First time director, Jonah Hill, wears his influences on his sleeve, alongside a hearty appreciation of skateboarding culture, in his debut feature Mid90s. The film follows Stevie (Sunny Suljic), a young kid growing up in 90s California, set against the backdrop of a booming skateboard and music scene. Casting mostly non-professional actors, and instead opting for sponsored skateboarders and fashion influencers, Hill succeeds in creating an authentic and often raw attitude in his film. As a result, the drama that plays out when Steve is taken under the wing of a local skate crew, fronted by Ray (Nakel Smith) appears genuine. A certain degree of this authenticity is the emotional vulnerability that follows all of the characters, as we come to learn that their lives and aren't as careless and easy going as we might have once believed. Shot in a vintage 4:3 aspect ratio, with an eye for dynamic kinetics in the skateboarding sequences, Hill's debut film is a heavenly slice of nostalgia, served up with all the inoffensive tropes of a homage film.
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