This film is a coming of age, adolescent teen based film set in NYC, about a group of girls in the skateboard community. It covers themes such as self identity, belonging and of course teenage rebellion. I thought the music used was quite good, it gives the film an edgier feel, without perhaps being relied on too much to make it feel actively overbearing as such. The cast do a good job - I thought it seemed quite realistic with the female characters being pretty frustrated and exasperated at times with the situations they find themselves in. Its a bit predictable or cliched in parts but it's not as bad as it potentially could have been, although I realise it won't appeal to everyone (some people may argue why should we care at all about somewhat bratty kids? etc.) but I thought it was at least somewhat immersive and not sugary sweet, disingenuous or anything like that. I suppose it's not especially great but it's certainly alright/fairly good and overall, yes I'd (maybe cautiously, as it won't interest everyone) recommend this film. Oh and I liked the tone of the final shot.

It's so hard to do something unique anymore, yet somehow Skate Kitchen taps into a sense of freedom, into a subsect of youth culture, into a feeling of wistfulness unlike almost anything I've seen before. While wildly different in subject matter, I liken Skate Kitchen to Cooper Raiff's 'Shithouse' and 'Cha Cha Real Smooth' in that they evoke such a strong feeling of familiarity and sense of place that it is so easy to forget you're watching a movie. Everything about Skate Kitchen feels authentic. The actors all are actually skate boarders and seem like they came to shoot in their own clothes, own hair styling, etc. As a result, the acting from 1 or 2 of them is not as good as it could be had those characters been played by more established actors, but what it is so marvelous about the actors all actually skating is that the movie flows effortlessly from action shot to dialogue to drama and back again. All of the story focuses on Camille, and she is an incredibly relatable character for me. Just a fantastic movie.

Great Indy skater film, fresh and genuine.

Good story. Great skate boarding scenes. Excellent seeing women/girls skateboarding and being in the center of attention.

lovee, felt super honest, I like that it felt more of like how life is, just things happening, not just one dramatized story arc

I watched the series on hbo before I watched the movie. I may not have liked the movie as much if I had not already been invested in the characters. I liked seeing where they came from. I really love this Now I want to know more about them. What are their lives like, what were they like when they were little. Where are they going next? Makes me want to get a skate board. Had to ask my kids how old they were when they skated.

A visually enticing love letter to urban skate culture, Skate Kitchen uses its diverse female cast and interesting shots to show life as a young female skater in New York.

I watched this movie hoping my grandson could enjoy it unfortunately the language was stronger than I thought it would be yes they are young adults acting but knowing the younger will watch it could’ve been toned down some along with the sex movies with skateboarding should be PG or PG-13

Movie night with Iris. Skate Kitchen is a joy. A well-observed rites of passage story, and refreshingly a female one. At the beginning the dreamy, sunlight shots had me a little anxious. Was it going to be another fetish skateboard film. Fortunately, not as it becomes a more deeper, engrossing tale. Skate Kitchen is about friendship, puberty, first love and jealousy. An urban tale but with beauty and joy. Top film.

Skate Kitchen is a fresh take on growing up in the urban jungle, and is also a genuine love letter to New York and skate culture.

Did not expect to love this film. As a skater, I'm always skeptical of skating portrayed in film/tv

I love skate so much, thanks for this movies with interesting facts, I am waiting the next part of that super-movie. Boxxy software helped me to watch this movie with great german dubbing to improve my foreign language.

Well made movie; good story and documentary feel. Highly recommend a watch!

Another quite fascinating film from director Crystal Moselle (The Wolfpack). This quasi-doc, successfully utilizing non-professional actors (with the exceptions of Elizabeth Rodriguez and Jaden Smith) centers on the NYC female collective teen skateboarders called the Skate Kitchen. Although I'm way out of the intended demographic of the movie, I found the characters quite realistic and engaging, as they struggled through the intimacies and bonding of teens at their age.

i dont think its possible to raise such a spoiled brat with a mother like that. script / direction got it wrong. that girls values and virtues are wack. they should mimic her mothers.. though probably it serves as healthy negative example to educated spoiled brats

I could tell the female touch of the director.

Painful to watch. Wanted a hangout film highlighting women in skatebording so bad. Best scene was her skating around with the boys and everything else was so cringey it gave me anxiety. I think if I have a girl now I am not going to skate with her

Wasnt fond of the plot. The conflict of the story seemed to be forced onto. :/ started out good until the end.couldve been better

The real girls of Skate Kitchen make it work beautifully as a coming-of-age fictional film. The group's friendship and camaraderie translates naturally to the screen.

Awesome movie. Showing friendship and support, adventures and new life style during teen age.