Booksmart Jun 2026

What follows is a picaresque journey through Los Angeles that includes: an unfortunate encounter with a pizza delivery man wielding a sword, a harrowing Uber ride with a psychotic classmate, a feminist freakout on a yacht, stop-motion animated drug trips, and a vulnerable confession in a bathroom.

Wilde and cinematographer Jason McCormick shoot the film like a panic attack wrapped in a music video. The camera whips, zooms, and pirouettes. When Molly gets high for the first time, the animation shifts into stop-motion dolls and puppetry. When Amy drops LSD, a pizza box transforms into a talking, advice-giving mentor. Booksmart