After this film ended , I was in tears and I looked around me and saw every other woman under the age of about 30 was crying too. 
It’s frustrating to see some of the early reviews from men who claim it doesn’t start a conversation because you could feel in the room that for many women (who likely know all of these characters in their lives), it did. 
Films like this remind of how starved I am of female filmmakers sometimes, so glad I braved the rain for this one.

Shout out badger i hope he killed his friend

quoting jenny zhang: "girlhood is a story of desire; innocence; fall from innocence; being desired; being not desired; being desired by the wrong people; by dangerous people; by the right people; by excitingly dangerous people."

everyone knows a Skye

warning: this is not a tutorial on how to have sex:(

i know i’m getting old because not one part of this vacation looked fun

Screening was followed up by me and a few girls getting into it with a man who felt the need to debate the logistics of sexual assault on someone who was asleep

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.

British men are fucking vile creatures

hit like an absolute BRICK the minute the credits rolled