“The best high-school movies really love the kids in them, and that’s the case with Booksmart.”

“Sellers is funny in every moment; you just have to watch very closely.”

“Imagine if Richard Linklater’s three Before films were all rolled into one movie…”

“…not a single thing is taken seriously in Charade.”

“…the sort of comic clumsiness that only a superb athlete could manage.”

“…each set piece is dropped into the film with a thud.”

“…a meta-commentary on Chaplin’s own comic genius.”

“…presents suburban expansion as a cheerier version of manifest destiny.”

“…wields its mockery with the subtlety of a power tool.”

“…Michael Moore fan fiction.”