Everyone take your seats, because class is in session! There are few settings as rich in romance, scandal, heartbreak, and hilarity as high school β a perfect storm of pressures, both social and academic, and passions, both personal and extracurricular.
As such, the halls of these familiar institutions β rife as they are with gossipy cliques, college dreams, and unbridled adolescent emotions β have provided the backdrop for countless beloved movies. The only thing this duo can agree on is how much they hate each other a grudge partially inherited from their mothers, onetime classmates played by Christina Hendricks and Uzo Aduba.
After striking a deal with jock Paul Daniel Diemer to write love letters and texts to popular girl Aster Alexxis Lemire on his behalf, Ellie develops not only a close friendship with Paul but her own romantic feelings for Aster, who remains oblivious to the true identity of her correspondent. Though made for a new generation of teens, the film also makes loving nods to its predecessor, featuring some of the original stars in small roles and a new version of a certain swoony ballad on the soundtrack.
The second feature directed by Amy Poehler, Moxie serves plenty of just that. A working-class high school senior looking to fund his Ivy League dreams stumbles upon the perfect money-making scheme: professional plus-one. The first film, directed by Susan Johnson, sees shy daydreamer Lara Jean Covey Lana Condor mortified when her little sister distributes all the secret love letters she wrote to her crushes over the years β including popular lacrosse star Peter Kavinsky Noah Centineo.
The follow-ups, To All the Boys: P. Upon learning that her application to her dream school looks exactly like that of countless other AV nerds with 4. Skip to main content. What To Watch.
