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Peter Fenzel, Amanda Avisati Jorda, and Matthew Wrather overthink Booksmart, a new teen comedy starring Beanie Feldstein and Kaitlyn Dever. They ask, “what even is a teen comedy?” before delving into the film, it’s slightly disorganized tone and focus, and its winning idiosyncrasy and comedy.
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Further Reading
- “teen” Etymology fr. Proto-germanic “tehun”
- Booksmart (2019)
- Can’t Hardly Wait (1998)
- Pretty in Pink (1986)
- Superbad (2007)