Skate Kitchen

Name: Skate Kitchen
Genre: Drama
Released: August 10, 2018
Duration: 106 min
Rating: 72
Cast: Ardelia Lovelace, Brenn Lorenzo, Darlene Violette, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Emmanuel Barco

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Magnolia Pictures | Release Date: August 10, 2018 | Not Rated

Starring: Ardelia Lovelace, Brenn Lorenzo, Darlene Violette, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Emmanuel Barco, Jaden Smith, John Palumbo, Judah Lang, Jules Lorenzo, Kabrina Adams, Kobi Frumer, Nico Hiraga, Rachelle Vinberg, Samuel Smith, Tashiana Washington, Taylor Gray, Thaddeus Daniels, Tom Bruno

Summary: Camille, an introverted teenage skateboarder (Rachelle Vinberg) from Long Island, meets and befriends an all-girl, New York City-based skateboarding crew called Skate Kitchen. She falls in with the in-crowd, has a falling-out with her mother, and falls for a mysterious skateboarder guy (Jaden Smith), but a relationship with him proves to beCamille, an introverted teenage skateboarder (Rachelle Vinberg) from Long Island, meets and befriends an all-girl, New York City-based skateboarding crew called Skate Kitchen. She falls in with the in-crowd, has a falling-out with her mother, and falls for a mysterious skateboarder guy (Jaden Smith), but a relationship with him proves to be trickier to navigate than a kickflip.… Expand

Director: Crystal Moselle

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 106 min

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Justin Chang

Aug 16, 2018

Moselle’s movie is an empowering portrait of young women on wheels, but it proves no less surefooted when the wheels come off. Read full review

Graham Ambrose

Aug 15, 2018

A coming-of-age story set on four wheels, has the distinct charm of a film assured of its voice, even as its central character strives to find her own. Read full review

IndieWire Eric Kohn

Without breaking a lot of new ground, the result is one of the more positive depictions of millennial community-building in recent cinema. None of the group’s fancy flips or grinds top the degree to which “Skate Kitchen” turns its subjects into a fascinating microcosm of American youth. Read full review

Andrew Barker

Skate Kitchen has plenty to say about the lengths to which young women must go to clear out a little breathing room in testosterone-heavy spaces, but it is first and foremost an irresistible hangout movie. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Matt Zoller Seitz

Aug 10, 2018

A solid hangout movie as well as a band-of-buddies film — genres that tend to revolve around young men. It's also a movie that deliberately blurs the line between documentary and fiction: the main characters are all real New York skaters who are playing characters who are very close to themselves in real life. Read full review

Katie Rife

Aug 8, 2018

In fact, all the weed smoking and street-smart sidewalk banter aside, Skate Kitchen’s perspective is, in many ways, downright innocent; as such, it may be a better fit for adolescent viewers than adult ones. Read full review

Mick LaSalle

Jan 5, 2019

As an exploration and celebration of a sub-culture, the movie fails. The people don’t seem especially bright or interesting. Whatever fascination Moselle felt for this world doesn’t come across in the movie. Read full review

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jodieholmes

Oct 18, 2020

As much as i love jaden, his character's storyline was totally desnecessary for me. it would have been much better without it. besides that, it's the most awesome skate-related movie i've seen :) and so so happy that they got an tv show on HBO with the same cast. skate kitchen ferever

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DawdlingPoet

Nov 25, 2021

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, withoutThis 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.… Expand

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