Booksmart/Brightburn/Detective Pikachu

Booksmart

It's not at all inaccurate to stick this with the label of "female Superbad." They don't even seem to hide it. The plot is nearly identical in many places. What elevates this into its own really good movie is a lot of sharp dialogue, some fun side characters(Billie Lourd channeling her Scream Queens deadpan to tremendous effect) and a great pair of lead performances by Kaitlin Dever and the irresistible Beanie Feldstein.

Brightburn

This movie too can be summed up rather easily: the Superman origin story, except this time Superman is a sociopath and budding serial killer. It's an impressive movie considering the tiny budget, but it's never as good as you want it to be. I have a pretty low tolerance for horror movie characters doing blatantly stupid shit, and this movie has a ton of it, especially with the Elizabeth Banks character. The kid is sufficiently creepy.

Pokemon Detective Pikachu

I was surprised how good this looked from the trailer, so I gave it a shot despite having never seen a single Pokemon movie or show before. Oops. I couldn't get into this thing at all. It's obviously one where you need to be a pre-existing fan. Ryan Reynolds gets a few chuckles, but that's about it. The plot stinks, and Justice Smith is one of the worst leads in any movie in a long time.

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