A timely but timeless coming-of-age story about friendship, betrayal and the power of rumor.

| Dec 7, 2022

The script is filled with smart observations and endearing character work, and it’s supported by strong direction and a very able ensemble.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Jun 4, 2022

While this is another film that depicts a fairly negative gay experience and returns often to locker-room sequences to keep people watching, the stakes are high enough to make this an entertaining ninety minutes.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 1, 2021

Incredible performances from Wiggins and Mann allow viewers to connect and understand the emotional turmoil and elicits greater understanding of others and maybe even compassion for teens who are viewed as being "different."

| Original Score: 3.5/4.0 | Nov 18, 2020

This is a terrific film overall, and a great showcase for Wiggins talents.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jul 21, 2020

The film is about being who you are, and learning to accept it, whether you're gay, straight, or somewhere in-between. That the film takes this path rather than become a sweet romance between the two boys is refreshing.

| May 29, 2020

Writer and director Keith Behrman has created a complex characters without the clichés of the coming-of-age genre tropes.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Feb 1, 2020

Giant Little Ones doesn't exactly break the mold, but it certainly takes steps in that direction. Teenage audiences will likely find a lot to connect to in these characters, and in that way, the film has done its job.

| Oct 16, 2019

What unfolds is one of the most warm, thoughtful, and patient explorations of teen sexuality that the coming-of-age genre has to offer.

| Aug 21, 2019

Frustratingly vague in spots, it doesn't offer easy answers. But it moved me in ways I didn't expect and, just like sexuality, is absolutely wonderful and complex.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Jul 15, 2019

The film never puts a label on Franky's identity ... and embraces the element of fluidity that lets Franky evolve over time, like a flare navigating its course, waiting to burst and proclaim itself when the time is right.

| May 21, 2019

Josh Wiggins as the teenage Franky, navigating isolation, ambiguity, and other people's pain, is magnificent.

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 5, 2019

One of the most creative coming-of-age stories this year, sailing into uncharted territories around gender, society, and sexuality.

| Original Score: B+ | Apr 30, 2019

While not as accomplished as Lady Bird or Eighth Grade, Giant Little Ones avoids the usual high school clichés, crafting an honest and nuanced 21st-century coming-out story.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Apr 26, 2019

Giant Little Ones is a step forward in the Canadian coming-of-age movie. It tackles teen sexual fluidity in a sensitive way, without taking place at a cottage in the summer.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 23, 2019

Giant Little Ones improves substantially as it progresses...

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Apr 15, 2019

Giant Little Ones is like a wake-up call and booster shot of empathetic engagement wrapped into one engaging film.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Apr 6, 2019

Perhaps taking a page from the Gregg Araki playbook (see "Mysterious Skin" and "Kaboom"), issues of gender fluidity and sexual preference are introduced without compromise.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Apr 3, 2019

What is also great about Giant Little Ones is its fluid approach to sexuality and understanding that many people fail to fit into neat boxes of categorisation

| Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 2, 2019

Giant Little Ones is an excellent drama, first and foremost. It may incidentally help a lot of confused kids. It may even confuse a few as well. That's OK.

| Apr 2, 2019