This is one of the most brutally accurate depictions of a girl's sexual-coming-of-age I've ever watched. How to Have Sex is atmospheric, horrifically relatable, and riveting from beginning to end. I love the way Molly Manning Walker imbues so much personality and joy into our main character, Tara (depicted immaculately by Mia McKenna-Bruce) - I really came to love her like a friend by the end of the film. The first half of How to Have Sex is so enjoyable and funny, that its emotional beats hit that much harder. Its exploration of teenage rebellion, the lines of consent, and peer pressure could easily dip into the territory of an after-school special, but Walker handles it with such grace, understanding, and style that you're able to truly immerse yourself without being lectured to. All around wonderful, brutal film.