Booksmart
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Sep 11, 2026
Kevin McCarthyHOST
You, you, you've come in at a very grounded level.
Kevin McCarthyHOST
Booksmart is a very grounded film.
Mason GoodingGUEST
[laughs]
Kevin McCarthyHOST
Ballers is a grounded show.
DesHOST
And I think that's a great overall description that I actually have made notes on for this movie in particular, because it really does kind of speak to every which kind of person that is in high school or even outside of high school, to be quite honest with you.
DesHOST
In the movie that we are talking about today, which you did say earlier, is Booksmart from 2019.
DesHOST
So the plot of this movie is academic overachievers Amy and Molly thought keeping their noses to the grindstone gave them a leg up on their high school peers.
DesHOST
But on the eve of graduation, the best friend suddenly realized that they may have missed out on the special moments of their teenage years.
DesHOST
Determined to make up for lost time, the girls decide to cram four years of not-to-be-missed fun into one night, a chaotic adventure that no amount of Booksmarts could prepare them for.
DesHOST
Wait, love the play on the title.
DesHOST
That's hilarious.
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BobbiGUEST
Yeah.
James Cameron WilsonHOST
Olivia Wilde, who as an actress has appeared in such titles as The Lazarus Effect, Rush, in which she played Susan Hunt, and Deadfall, hadn't made much of an impression on me.
James Cameron WilsonHOST
And then she took the directorial reigns of Booksmart and revealed a whole new talent to her creative talent.
James Cameron WilsonHOST
Yeah.
James Cameron WilsonHOST
Here, Erica Tracy is a contemporary artist, icon and provocateur.
MoHOST
It was really reminiscent of...
MoHOST
Well, it came out before Booksmart, but it-
ChristinaHOST
Mm-hmm
MoHOST
... reminded me of Booksmart in a lot of ways, and just, like, that friendship and being your most authentic self around someone.
ChristinaHOST
Yeah.
MoHOST
'Cause they're not, like, dressed in cool clothes-
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ChristinaHOST
Mm-hmm.
MoHOST
It reminded me of, like...
MeganHOST
I feel like this sentiment is what the entire cast had, which makes me happy.
MeganHOST
I know I've said this before, but it really reminds me of Booksmart.
MeganHOST
Yes.
MeganHOST
When that movie came out and the whole cast was just like so bonded.
Craig HorlbeckHOST
That was in 2018.
Craig HorlbeckHOST
And Booksmart's good.
Craig HorlbeckHOST
And I remember when Blockers came out at the end of the 2010s, I was like, oh-
Danny KellyHOST
John Cena?
Tina BurkeHOST
And he's always the weird little friend or weird little brother.
Tina BurkeHOST
He's in Booksmart.
Tina BurkeHOST
He was in like the resurgence of National Lampoon's Vacation.
Tina BurkeHOST
He was in Superman recently.
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JanePANELIST
And I also think she's a great director.
JanePANELIST
Booksmart is the best representation of what my teenage years were like that I've seen in media.
JanePANELIST
And I really like this film, which was originally a play.
JanePANELIST
And it's directed very much like a play.
Ben ReillyHOST
Yeah, and
Jordan MushnowHOST
Booksmart's good.
Ian KillianHOST
Yeah.
Ian KillianHOST
I think I like The Invite.
Ryan OliverHOST
And I guess before we get into our next all-up movie, there was a movie that you saw, Jordan, that none of us got a chance to see, which is The Invite.
Ryan OliverHOST
This is the latest film from Olivia Wilde, director Olivia Wilde, her third feature, I think, after Booksmart and Don't Worry, Darling.
Jordan PerryHOST
Yeah.
Jordan PerryHOST
And my good friend Dakota, she ended up winning or, you know, I don't know where it came from.
Ryan OliverHOST
Yeah.
Jordan PerryHOST
So I was like, you know what? Whatever.
Jordan PerryHOST
But either way, because Booksmart is fantastic.
Jordan PerryHOST
I remember watching Booksmart in theaters, and I was like, holy shit, Olivia Wilde directed this movie? And it's not as small as The Invite, and we'll get to that a little bit, but it's much smaller than Don't Worry Darling, but very comedy-based, very much based around dialogue and humor and just the awkwardness and ilks of being a high schooler.
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