Quick thoughts

Mile End Kicks

Not the central point of the movie, but I love how at the end of the day, we're all just trying to get away from where we're from. The thought of kids from Toronto feeling the need to escape would have been absurd to me as a Maritime high schooler wanting to escape TO Toronto.

Mile End Kicks follows Barbie Ferreira’s Grace on her journey from Toronto to Montreal to write a book about Alanis Morissette’s iconic Jagged Little Pill. But like so many young 20-something’s in a new environment, Grace gets swept up in the new environment and potential love interest, progressively pushing off deadlines, blowing through her cash advance, and unintentionally using the people that actually care about her.

Some of my favorite film makers are people finding ways to package moments and emotions from their lives into these perfect coming-of-age capsules (see Cooper Raiff). Levack is no exception to this between I Like Movies and Mile End Kicks. I'll always appreciate people who can put the lens on their life and let the uglier pieces shine through.

We've all been young and dumb and made stupid decisions for stupid people.