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‘Booksmart’ Bombed. Why Couldn’t the Internet Save It? Plus, the Oscar Favorites at the Cannes Film Festival.

The discourse around ‘Booksmart’ blew up on Twitter over the long weekend, but the film still disappointed at the box office

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The discourse around Booksmart blew up on Twitter over the long weekend, but the film still disappointed at the box office. What, if anything, is there to make of the reaction (1:15)? Then we discuss the breakout movies from the Cannes Film Festival, the premiere of Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood, and early Oscar favorites (25:41).

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