Booksmart

Though it really shouldn't be at this point in time, it's exhilarating to see a film centered on teenage girls... Yet to champion the film as a universal reflection of teenage girldom rather than a highly specific fantasy also does it a disservice.

With elegant clarity, Booksmart demonstrates how certain experiences can feel colossal and of walloping import even when we know we're waiting for something else-something we can't possibly fathom.

...witty, raucous, perfectly played and eventually packs an emotional wallop.

Booksmart is a loving and endearing piece of filmmaking - wickedly funny and adventurous - and a jaw dropping directorial debut from Wilde.

It's raunchy and kind of gross at times, but there is such heart, sweetness, and honesty about high school.

It sounds like such a cliche but you will literally laugh and cry, and flash back to your own teenage days with fondness, not horror.

Booksmart is hilarious without ever making fun of someone for the sake of a joke. It is earnest and sweet, a pure delight.

Booksmart is a wonderful addition to the coming-of-age genre, one that possesses two astonishing protagonists. Beanie Feldstein and Kaitlyn Dever might become superstars in the future if they continue to display such remarkable performances.

To me, Booksmart is the definitive coming-of-age movie. It's hilarious, charming and real.

With this being Olivia Wilde’s directorial debut, I can say with full confidence that she managed to create a unique film that’s both a love letter to the coming-of-age story and to anyone who spent their Friday nights at home doing schoolwork.