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Skate Kitchen

Play trailer 1:50 Poster for Skate Kitchen R Released Aug 10, 2018 1h 46m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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Camille's life as a lonely suburban teenager changes dramatically when she befriends a group of girl skateboarders. As she journeys deeper into this raw New York City subculture, she begins to understand the true meaning of friendship.
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Skate Kitchen takes a beguiling slice-of-life approach to its characters, approaching its timely themes with a light hand that serves the story well.

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Nell Minow AWFJ.org Moselle's style of filmmaking is so unobtrusive we almost forget Skate Kitchen is a movie and believe we are in the skate park, zooming up the ramps, executing tricky spins, and getting up after being knocked down. Sep 30, 2021 Full Review Andrea Gronvall Chicago Reader An evocative meditation on skateboarding culture and nascent womanhood. Mar 4, 2020 Full Review Jake Wilson The Age (Australia) At best, though, Skate Kitchen is less about trying to get anywhere or make sense of anything than it is about the casual joy of being young, free and immersed in the moment. Rated: 3/5 Jan 16, 2019 Full Review Calum Cooper Source (Scotland) It’s smart, it’s beautifully filmed, and it boasts a lot of talent on and off screen. Rated: 3/5 Jul 14, 2024 Full Review Farah Cheded A Good Movie To Watch In its own low-key way, Skate Kitchen is an inspirational watch for its portrait of young women building the sanctuary they need themselves — not just in a largely male subculture but on a broader canvas, too. Sep 29, 2023 Full Review Tina Kakadelis Beyond the Cinerama Dome It’s impossible to describe the sundrenched, dreamy way Moselle and cinematographer Shabier Kirchner capture New York. Jul 25, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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isla s This film is a coming of age, adolescent teen based film set in NYC, about a group of girls in the skateboard community. It covers themes such as self identity, belonging and of course teenage rebellion. I thought the music used was quite good, it gives the film an edgier feel, without perhaps being relied on too much to make it feel actively overbearing as such. The cast do a good job - I thought it seemed quite realistic with the female characters being pretty frustrated and exasperated at times with the situations they find themselves in. Its a bit predictable or cliched in parts but it's not as bad as it potentially could have been, although I realise it won't appeal to everyone (some people may argue why should we care at all about somewhat bratty kids? etc.) but I thought it was at least somewhat immersive and not sugary sweet, disingenuous or anything like that. I suppose it's not especially great but it's certainly alright/fairly good and overall, yes I'd (maybe cautiously, as it won't interest everyone) recommend this film. Oh and I liked the tone of the final shot. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member It's so hard to do something unique anymore, yet somehow Skate Kitchen taps into a sense of freedom, into a subsect of youth culture, into a feeling of wistfulness unlike almost anything I've seen before. While wildly different in subject matter, I liken Skate Kitchen to Cooper Raiff's 'Shithouse' and 'Cha Cha Real Smooth' in that they evoke such a strong feeling of familiarity and sense of place that it is so easy to forget you're watching a movie. Everything about Skate Kitchen feels authentic. The actors all are actually skate boarders and seem like they came to shoot in their own clothes, own hair styling, etc. As a result, the acting from 1 or 2 of them is not as good as it could be had those characters been played by more established actors, but what it is so marvelous about the actors all actually skating is that the movie flows effortlessly from action shot to dialogue to drama and back again. All of the story focuses on Camille, and she is an incredibly relatable character for me. Just a fantastic movie. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review James B Great Indy skater film, fresh and genuine. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/16/21 Full Review ellen hohbach s Good story. Great skate boarding scenes. Excellent seeing women/girls skateboarding and being in the center of attention. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member lovee, felt super honest, I like that it felt more of like how life is, just things happening, not just one dramatized story arc Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Audience Member I watched the series on hbo before I watched the movie. I may not have liked the movie as much if I had not already been invested in the characters. I liked seeing where they came from. I really love this Now I want to know more about them. What are their lives like, what were they like when they were little. Where are they going next? Makes me want to get a skate board. Had to ask my kids how old they were when they skated. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/31/20 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Camille's life as a lonely suburban teenager changes dramatically when she befriends a group of girl skateboarders. As she journeys deeper into this raw New York City subculture, she begins to understand the true meaning of friendship.
Director
Crystal Moselle
Producer
Crystal Moselle, Lizzie Nastro, Julia Nottingham, Izabella Tzenkova
Screenwriter
Crystal Moselle, Aslihan Unaldi, Jen Silverman
Distributor
Magnolia Pictures
Production Co
Bow and Arrow Entertainment, Pulse Films, RT Features
Rating
R (Language Throughout|Drug Use|Some Nudity|Strong Sexual Content)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 10, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 18, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA)
$236.1K
Runtime
1h 46m
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