The film Booksmart begins with a close-up of Beanie Feldstein, as Molly, the valedictorian of her high school class. She glowers, with her jaw clenched and eyes closed, as she prepares for a final day in the trenches with her fellow (and supposedly inferior) classmates. They partied instead of studying and won’t be going to Yale, like her. In real life, Feldstein, who has her hair clipped to the side, gold rings on almost every finger and an impeccable complexion, is awestruck by her first starring role. “The film starts,...

Source: Wall Street Journal May 20, 2019 12:43 UTC