Club Kid may be A24’s most conventional movie to date—and that’s not a bad thing. Arriving in theaters on Nov. 6 after celebrated showings at the Cannes, Toronto,…
Club Kid may be A24’s most conventional movie to date—and that’s not a bad thing. Arriving in theaters on Nov. 6 after celebrated showings at the Cannes, Toronto, and New York film festivals, Jordan Firstman’s writing and directing debut is a new spin on Big Daddy and About a Boy, complete with every narrative (and emotional) beat one might expect from its set-up.
Yet clichés persist for a reason, and this charmingly amusing and moving fable distinguishes itself through its rich textures, whether in the dynamic atmosphere of its late-night (and early morning) New York City milieus or in the winning personalities of its protagonists, whose genuineness helps sell the film’s coming-of-age sappiness. Read more at The Daily Beast.
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