I’m a fan of the mumblecore genre, of Maslany, and of Duplass. Of course, I’d recommend this film. It’s not a movie that demands a big screen or a big audience.

I can hardly remember a movie I’ve enjoyed more. Booksmart is 104 minutes of heartwarming friendship, of playfulness, of strength, of jokes that land quickly and with a resounding punch.

On his quest to uncover how the human body decays, he meets and befriends a reluctant biology professor, Albert (Matthew Broderick), who assists on this scientific journey. They look at the grotesque images of decaying bodies to better understand the process and achieves find closure.

Every so often a film comes along that is exactly what you needed see for that particular time in your life, and I had the distinct pleasure of that clandestine filmic experience when watching Leona.

Our protagonists uses a “by any means necessary” approach to achieve their goal, only to realize that they’ve alienated themselves and that the unbearable loneliness at the top can only be reconciled via a long expository monologue of an apology.

It’s difficult to say whether the titular “you” is in reference to Skye or to Calvin, as both characters, upon meeting, are desperate for friendship, for connection, for some sort of touchstone in a world that has despite their young ages proven to be more bad than good.

If you aren’t moved by the subtle romance with life that comes from warm afternoons and appreciations of familial relationships, Cuarón’s newest work might not be for you. However, if you do find a sort of calm in reflection of a period passed, then Roma will not disappoint.