Licorice Pizza – 6

A disjointed series of rather fantastical episodes, linked only by the only slightly less fantastical relationship between Gary and Alana, a relationship we didn’t know whether to root for or cringe at. Cooper Hoffman and, especially, Alana Haim were faultless in their roles and fun to watch, remarkable for first-time actors without great looks, and she was a great runner. It was hard to believe Gary was 15, but that wasn’t essential. More of an issue was the movie’s 2:13 length: it kept going on and on without any particular story driving it. Sort of Paul Thomas Anderson’s Belfast?