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I Like Movies
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Wikipedia article
'I Like Movies' is a 2022 Canadian comedy drama film, written and directed by Chandler Levack. Set in the early 2000s, the film stars Isaiah Lehtinen as Lawrence, a socially inept 17-year-old cinephile who gets a job at a video store, where he forms a complicated friendship with his older female manager.Radheyan Simonpillai, [https://nowtoronto.com/movies/tiff-2022-i-like-movies-has-sympathy-for-the-film-bros "TIFF 2022: I Like Movies has sympathy for the film bros"]. 'Now', August 18, 2022.
The film is produced by Lindsay Blair Goeldner with original score by Murray Lightburn from The Dears. Its cast also includes Dan Beirne, Krista Bridges, Romina D'Ugo, Percy Hynes White, Andy McQueen, Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll and Alex Ateah.
Levack has described the film as being based in part on her own teenage job in a video store, although she has stated that she chose to write the central character as male out of a desire to push back against the popular notion that women filmmakers can only tell female-oriented stories.
The film has been picked up for worldwide distribution by Visit Films, and had its world premiere in the Discovery section at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival on September 9, 2022.Jeremy Kay, [https://www.screendaily.com/news/daniel-radcliffe-as-weird-al-yankovic-leads-tiff-midnight-madness-discovery-wavelength-sections-also-unveiled/5173193.article "Daniel Radcliffe as "Weird Al" Yankovic leads TIFF Midnight Madness; Discovery, Wavelength sections also unveiled"]. 'Screen Daily', August 4, 2022.
Critical response
Rachel Ho of 'That Shelf' praised Lehtinen's performance in the lead role, and wrote that "While based loosely on her own life, Levacks gender swap proves to be a fascinating element of the film. Though a young boy is the focus, the fact that the film is being told through a female lens is felt throughout. Even more interesting is the new perspective gained from the 2003 setting suddenly that budding film bro doesnt seem so precocious. I Like Movies is deceptive in that sense; on the surface, it may appear to be a typical endearing coming-of-age tale steeped in early-2000s nostalgia. But theres a compelling narrative under the formula that highlights the exciting talent of a new filmmaker."Rachel Ho, [https://thatshelf.com/tiff-2022-i-like-movies-review/ "TIFF 2022: I Like Movies Review"]. 'That Shelf', September 9, 2022.
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