![]() This John Hughes-ian story says “fuck” just a few too many times and is incredibly awkward about sex, as is to be expected from any virginity-crazed kids in their last days of high school. There’s something really endearing about the fact Alex Strangelove is an R-rated movie that definitely didn’t need to be rated R. So, yeah, it's raunchy as raunch-fests get, but the young cast is genuinely charming-especially Viswanathan, who's even better in the must-watch Blockers-and there's some surprisingly heartwarming stuff in here, underneath all the dick jokes, about being awkwardly on the cusp of adulthood. One extremely unfortunate swing of a knife later and Jeremy's privates are flying into the surrounding greenery, and it's up to the teenaged crew to shepherd the severed organ to safety. Produced by Ben Stiller and Workaholics creators Adam Devine, Anders Holm, and Blake Anderson-this film follows five friends on a camping trip: awkward Sean ( Daniel Doheny), his more awkward best friend Donnie ( Luke Spencer Roberts), long-haired stoner Jeremy ( Eduardo Franco), his sister Becky ( Geraldine Viswanathan), and Donnie's ex-girlfriend Sarah ( Sadie Calvano). The Package is a film in which the plot entirely revolves around a guy accidentally slicing off his own junk in the woods, so you pretty much know if you're in or out from the beginning. It’s about as adorable and uplifting as it gets, with a scene-stealing cast of supporting players and a message of self-love we probably all wish we heard as teens. But through the power of shared grieving and a little good old Dolly, the two find their common ground while Willowdean learns to embrace her own beauty and accept that other people (including a rather handsome heartthrob from a neighboring school played by Luke Benward) see that beauty too. It doesn’t help that the plus-sized teen has a beauty pageant queen for a mother ( Jennifer Aniston), whose passion for pageant culture always struck Willowdean as a condemnation on herself. ![]() Patti Cake$ breakout Danielle Macdonald stars as the titular teen Willlowdean, aka Dumplin’, a powerhouse of charisma who’s masking a serious crisis of confidence with her good cheer. Haleigh FoutchĪ body-positive tale of self-empowerment through pageantry and heavily inspired by the great Dolly Parton, Dumplin’ is a downright delight about learning to love people on their own terms. It's a delightful, breezy romance that will sweep you off your feet and take you back to all the best (and none of the worst) of teen romance. ![]() And she's well-matched by the endlessly charming Centino, who plays heartthrob Peter Kavinsky, a childhood crush who strikes up a fake romance to protect both of their images. Condor is a charmer as Lara Jean, a lovely revamp of the traditional rom-com lead, from her Korean heritage to her understated confidence and disinterest in high school politics. Director Susan Johnson delivers a light but modern update on the classic rom-com yarn with the tale of Lara Jean ( Lana Condor), a hard-working teenage girl who finds her life thrown into chaos when her childhood love letters hit the public eye. Based on the New York Times best-selling YA novel of the same name, To All the Boys I've Loved Before was a breakout sensation for Netflix, launching Noah Centineo to the heights of internet boyfriendom, and sweeping social media trends.
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