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Chandler Levack’s film consciously mirrors the rhythms of uncertainty—that eternal "where am I headed?"—of its 22-year-old protagonist. Grace (Barbie Ferreira), the heroine of *Mile End Kicks*, is a 22-year-old Toronto-based music critic who writes for an indie rock magazine called *Merge Weekly*; there, the staff consists of a group of male nerds who gather around their cubicles to engage in heated debates over whether Hüsker Dü’s masterpiece is *Zen Arcade* or *Flip Your Wig*. The year is 2011, and Grace has published 400 articles in *Merge* over the past year. As far as job opportunities for a 22-year-old music critic go, that figure isn't bad at all. Director: Chandler Levack Writer: Chandler Levack Stars: Barbie Ferreira, Jay Baruchel, Devon Bostick Moreover, Grace is an incisive writer. At the beginning of the film, we see her pitching an idea for the *33 1/3* book series—a collection of essays and meditations centered on individual albums; she wants to write a volu...