Céline Sciamma’s adorable Coming-of-Age-with-Gender-Ambiguity Tomboy brought our new MovieNight season into modern territory in fine style. The subject matter was tenderly handled, and Sciamma seems to have found her own voice in this, her sophomoric piece. More please, Céline!

Tomboy has been available to stream on Netflix for a while now, and in some ways that presents a dilemma for MovieNight. It’s been a point of pride for us to introduce a rarity to our audience, and surely we will be able to continue doing this even as it becomes easier and easier for people to watch anything, any time. But at the end of the day, there are two components to MovieNight: the movie, and the night. We hope that the whole is greater than just the sum of the parts. KnowwhatI’msayin’?

Speaking of which, how good was that cheesecake? Happy Birthday, Zofi. x

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