Intriguing prequel to Peter Pan. Some of the story and dialogue felt a little forced, but we are also talking made-for-tv-mini-series here. The kids loved it, which carries quite a bit a weight for me these days.

Somehow, we've begun to associate "Coming-of-Age" story with "losing-my-virginity". I'm not sold on the assumption, but believe Submarine has earned the title appropriately through its exploration of a fifteen-year-old Welsh boy's (Oliver Tate) autonomy, obsession, and identity.

There is plenty of dysfunction going on at the Tate household - all of which parallel Oliver's own pursuits quite brilliantly. It is here that we realize the "Who am I?" question doesn't stop in adolescence.