Booksmart
(2019)Beanie Feldstein (Lady Bird) and Kaitlyn Dever (Short Term 12) lead this end-of-high-school comedy as two pals who seek to become trendy rulebreakers, believing it'll help them survive college. This marks the feature directorial debut of actor Olivia Wilde.
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Directed by Olivia Wilde (feature debut)
Starring Kaitlyn Dever, Lisa Kudrow, Jason Sudeikis, Will Forte, Beanie Feldstein, Billie Lourd
Written by Susanna Fogel, Emily Halpern, Sarah Haskins, Katie Silberman
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A hilarious, blazingly paced teen comedy that also happens to mark the feature directing debut of Olivia Wilde. Full Review
Booksmart is inclusive and progressive without feeling forced and announces Wilde, an actor who hasn't always found her groove on screen, as a major director, one of the more impressive behind-the-camera transitions I have seen for a while. Full Review
Every generation needs its own rowdy high school comedy, and Millennials deserve one that treats the anxieties teens have been grappling with for millennia with the same urgency that Jerry Bruckheimer would bring to a high-stakes action movie. Full Review
Booksmart manages to be inclusive and progressive, without being precious about anything or sacrificing an ounce of humour. Full Review
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