The Short List of Things to Do

A guide to what you should see and what you should skip — and what you won't be able to avoid

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Rated R; Now In Theaters

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Making the offensive funny is not easy. It's even harder when your protagonist is a 13-year-old girl, and your subjects are sex and race. Ball's film is as cringe-inducing as an after-school special but with a larky tone that invites the audience to feel complicit. One word: ick.

Grade: F

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