‘Booksmart’ Movie Review: A Fun Coming-of-Age Comedy
Wilde’s coming-of-age comedy directorial debut is simultaneously hilarious and entertaining, and remarkably heartfelt and relatable.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Liu Qi, the son of Zhongliang, guarded a crumbling pass in the middle of the desert and declared his place "refuge". Various forces gathered here to achieve a strange balance. One day, Geng Zhong, a general of the Han army, arrives and breaks the rules of the refuge, and from then on, Liu Qi is pushed by a series of events to make a series of choices about death, family, friendship, love, family and country.
Wilde’s coming-of-age comedy directorial debut is simultaneously hilarious and entertaining, and remarkably heartfelt and relatable.
Asha, the main character, is a biracial woman who discovers the power of magic wishing dust.
This coming-of-age musical features a strong representation of LGBTQ+ individuals coming-of-age.
Even with its straightforward premise, “Richard Jewell” is ramped up by exceptional drama. In all honesty, the performances are out of this world. As Jewell, Paul Walter Hauser becomes a walking representation of gullibility. His bumbling antics create the perfect hero, and very quickly, we feel the societal heat that surrounds our protagonists.