A Second Life (Tribeca 2025) Film Review & Summary
A Second Life, through the gentle performances of Agathe Rousselle and Alex Lawther, may cause the type of tears that don’t come like a gut punch but from feeling allowed and safe to do so.
In the Young Adult tag, you’ll find coming-of-age stories and productions featuring those in their late teens through twenties getting their lives together.
A Second Life, through the gentle performances of Agathe Rousselle and Alex Lawther, may cause the type of tears that don’t come like a gut punch but from feeling allowed and safe to do so.
Cuerpo Celeste challenges viewers immensely as it hooks you in with the sense of community it presents, and then forces you to yearn and mourn what it initially sold you on.
Lemonade Blessing provides a different kind of coming-of-age film, especially with the inclusion of faith, as it shows the conflict in ways that don’t feel sensationalized.
Dangerous Animals more so scratches an itch than gives you the type of horror film that can haunt your brain.
Trophy Boys honors the chaos which comes from male youth as it both challenges and embraces the patriarchy.
Sisters, in showing both chosen family and blood family, and the unique benefits and liabities of both, reminds you why both are necessary.
Lost In Starlight, as its leads work through their personal anxiety and trauma, reminds you what finding “The One” looks like.
The Last Of Us, as it tries to have Pedro Pascal pass the baton to Bella Ramsey, stumbles in ways that qualifies season 2 as a sophomore slump.
Forever feels like watching those classic 90s or 00s movies, but as a show and without them time jumping from the teen years to the leads being adults.
Like the majority of Disney’s live-action adaptations, the nostalgia is there, as are modifications which are hit and miss, but Lilo and Stitch could still be worth seeing.
The overall goal of Wherever I Look is to fill in that space between the average fan and critic and advise you on what’s worth experiencing.