A refreshingly honest look at realizing the importance of loving oneself, and for a change, it comes from a true female perspective. Usually coming of age films of this sort out of Hollywood are written by men, and it's like their sort of fantasy-like perspective of the young female. Even as a man myself, I enjoyed this gritty, more authentic coming of age story from a female perspective a lot more than most films of this sort. Here it just feels so messy and real, a tale of a real human young woman discovering herself and what is actually important to her. A wonderful film.

7.5/10.

Been hopelessly hooked, for the past several days now, to the captivating selection of 1970s pop that forms the music soundtrack of The Diary of a Teenage Girl.

The film itself, about a teenage girl discovering and embracing sex amidst the Bohemian surroundings of 1970s San Francisco, impressed me for its rare honesty, its vibrancy, and the wonderful music soundtrack that accompanies the film's moods. Phoebe Gloeckner's searing and much acclaimed 2002 graphic novel comes to screen with a careful selection of eclectic tracks from the 1960s-70s that make the film soar at times. The film is not for the prudish and easily shocked though. And that includes the nannies at the Academy who have completely shut out this indie from this years Oscar nominations!