“Club Kid” is Jordan Firstman’s feature directorial debut and is presented as a coming-of-age comedy centered on a complicated father-son relationship, framed through time jumps. According to multiple reviews from Cannes, the film begins with events set roughly a decade earlier and then shifts to the present, when the central character is now in his 30s and is forced to confront consequences from a past marked by excessive, party-heavy behavior. Several outlets describe the story as mixing comedy with more serious emotional material, with the title reflecting both the party culture backdrop and a thematic focus on growing up. The protagonist is depicted as a washed-up New York party promoter who gradually matures as the narrative progresses. Reviews also highlight Firstman’s involvement as the filmmaker and star, including public appearances connected to the Cannes premiere, and characterize the film as broadly crowd-pleasing while still carrying an edge. Overall, the sources converge on the film’s blend of humor, hedonism, and sincerity, paired with an emphasis on family dynamics and personal change.
“Club Kid” premieres at Cannes as Jordan Firstman’s father-son coming-of-age comedy debut
“Club Kid” is Jordan Firstman’s feature directorial debut and is presented as a coming-of-age comedy centered on a complicated father-son relationship, framed through time jumps. According to multiple...
- The film “Club Kid” is Jordan Firstman’s feature directing debut and is premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.
- It is structured with a timeline that begins about a decade earlier and then moves to the present.
- The story follows a father-son dynamic and centers on a New York party promoter who faces consequences and matures.
- Reviewers describe the movie as a mix of comedy and more poignant or earnest emotional themes.
- The film is characterized as crowd-pleasing while still having an edge.
Jordan Firstman’s first Cannes premiere began with him gleefully twerking on the red-carpeted steps of the festival’s Debussy theater, before expressing in his onstage intro how thrilled he was to be “in de bussy.” So far, so expected from the most recognizable gay comedian of his generation, who shot to fame during the COVID lockdown […]
3 months agoThere’s a double meaning in the title of Jordan Firstman’s rather wonderful feature debut, a coming-of-age movie about a boy now well into his 30s. Beginning 10 years ago before jumping to the present day, it shows a lifestyle so wildly hedonistic that the Greeks surely had a better word to describe it. Cocktails, cocaine, […]
3 months agoCannes: The controversy-courting comedian/actor reinvents himself as a filmmaker, and as the star of his own hugely crowdpleasing movie as a washed-up New York party promoter forced to mature the hard way.
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