Booksmart

Olivia Wilde’s acclaimed directorial debut provides a juicy topic for the 381st Ellises’ Analysis. Beanie Feldstein and Kaitlyn Dever are a fresh and funny team, but Billie Lourd steals the show with her delightful take on a free-spirited party animal. For a low-budget comedy, this movie is ambitious and it’s very technically accomplished, but the characters are inconsistent and the picture has more than a few WTF moments. Unhappy with that statement? Well, just wait because we’ll certainly angry up the blood of those who don’t like hearing Booksmart compared to Superbad. We stuck our faces deep into that hornet’s nest too. So support your BFF, Malala, but get a lot of quarters ready for the swear jar as 2 middle-aged people talk about a laughfest meant for teenagers. Well, Actually: The talented editor (Jamie Gross) is a woman, not a man. Kids who hit the books and also kids who like to party can enjoy a big cup of Sparkplug Coffee with their pancakes. You love saving money, right? A nifty 20% discount is yours if you use our promo code (“top100project”). Talk to us on Twitter. We are @moviefiend51 and @bevellisellis All of our podcasts are also on top100project.com Ryan also spews thoughts about sports movies on Scoring At The Movies