Booksmart
Back in 2007, Jonah Hill led his trio of nerdy friends on a quest to make the most of their final days of high school at the biggest party of the year.
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The film was Superbad and the impact was immediate - a teen comedy classic was born.
Now, 12 years later, Hill's little sister Beanie Feldstein - an emerging comedy superstar in her own right - is leading the crazy-high-school-party-night genre for a new generation in Booksmart.
The film also serves as Olivia Wilde's directorial debut.
Booksmart follows Feldstein's Molly and Kaitlyn Dever's Amy as two super-smart, driven, dedicated soon-to-be high school graduates whose entire perspective on life has been shaken by the revelation that all their peers who partied through their education have gotten into colleges just as prestigious as them.
Determined to have one night of reckless fun before their school career ends, the girls decide to head to the must-attend pre-graduation party.
But, of course, this is not as simple as it sounds and all kinds of hijinks ensue.
Where Superbad was very much frat boy humour and didn't have much in the way of a feminist streak, Booksmart is all about the feminist-friendly laughs.
This is brilliant, and proves that you can be socially aware and uproariously funny.
MYSTIFY
Mystify looks at the troubled heart and soul of Michael Huthence, lead singer and songwriter of INXS.
At the height of his international career, an altercation with a taxi driver leaves the sensual rock star with a brain injury which robs him of his most cherished senses.
Following a series of personal battles ending tragically with his death at the age of thirty-seven, the night before embarking on a world tour.
Mystify is deftly woven from an archive of film imagery, Michael's private home movies and those of his lovers, friends and family.
Featuring his music, this loving tribute to Michael is not to be missed.
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