The Booksmart trailer is here and you do not want to miss it. Honestly, it. is. AWESOME! This is the directorial debut for Olivia Wilde and I’m so ready for this movie. Watch the trailer for Booksmart here!

The trailer for Olivia Wilde’s movie Booksmart is finally here. Before you watch it, here’s a little about the movie itself.

The movie is directed by Olivia Wilde and yes, this is her first (but hopefully far from last) time directing a feature film. She has already done a few short films, so she’s hardly new to this job.

The supporting cast is chock full of familiar faces; Lisa Kudrow and Will Forte play the parents of Amy (Kaitlyn Dever) and Jason Sudeikis (husband of Olivia Wilde) is the High School principal.

Also in the cast are Jessica Williams (The Daily Show), Billie Lourd (Star Wars), Skyler Gisondo (Santa Clarita Diet), Molly Gordon (Animal Kingdom), and Diana Silvers (Ma).

The stars of Booksmart

Booksmart stars Kaitlyn Dever who co-starred with Captain Marvel‘s Brie Larson in Short Term 12 (2013) before being on TV series such as Justified and Last Man Standing. Also, we know from the trailer that Amy (Kaitlyn Dever) is gay.

So Booksmart already has that going for itself. As far as I’m concerned anyway!

As the best friend of Kaitlyn Dever’s character, Amy, we have Beanie Feldstein as Molly. You may know Beanie Feldstein from Greta Gerwig’s brilliant movie Lady Bird. Also, she’s in the upcoming TV series version of What We Do In the Shadows, which is a horror comedy by Taika Waititi and Jermaine Clement.

With these two whipsmart and charming young women leading the shenanigans, I’m definitely ready for Booksmart!

The plot of Booksmart

While the plot of Booksmart may not sound very new or innovative, it actually is. This type of plot usually revolves around young men heading off for college. This time, we follow two young women. And they are every bit as flawed and charming as their previous male counter parts.

Here’s the official plot for Booksmart:

The script is written by Katie Silberman, who also co-wrote the Netflix movie Isn’t It Romantic. Isn’t It Romantic came out on Netflix in February 2019 and stars Rebel Wilson and Liam Hemsworth along with Adam Devine, Priyanka Chopra, Betty Gilpin, and Jennifer Saunders as Rebel Wilson’s mom. 

Finally, here’s the first trailer for Booksmart below

The movie just premiered at SXSW on March 10, 2019. Booksmart will be out in US theaters from May 24, 2019.

Now, here’s the trailer for Olivia Wilde’s upcoming movie Booksmart.

Her Smell stars Elizabeth Moss as a punk rocker and she is awesome! But really, every single character in this little indie gem is simply brilliant. You should love every second of its 2 hours and 14 minutes runtime. Read why in this review!

Her Smell is all about Elizabeth Moss’ character, Becky Something. On the surface anyway. Because really, it’s as much about all the people trying to exist in her orbit. It is one hell of a crazy life this girl is living. 

She’s strung out on drugs and nearly impossible to get on stage. Once she’s there, however, she is brilliant!

The casting of Her Smell is in a league of its own. It’s full of familiar faces who are giving very honest and raw performances. No matter how big or small. It’s a tour de force for Elizabeth Moss but also serves as a perfect vehicle for all the supporting actors.

Elizabeth Moss as a Punk Rocker

It seems there’s nothing Elizabeth Moss can’t do these years. After the initial success of having a supporting role on Mad Men to the title role in The Handmaid’s Tale, this is her time.

As Becky Something, Elizabeth Moss gets to strip back everything to reveal a person you will be irritated with. Especially on behalf of those around her. One second she will make perfect sense and the next she will act like a spoiled brat.

After all, she is a star and she damn well knows it. Also, she’s a punk rocker and people better accept that this means she’s a bit out there. Both in terms of drugs and overall attitude. And still, she is good once she gets on stage.

Her Smell features a supporting cast of stars

While Her Smell revolves around the character played by Elizabeth Moss, the supporting cast is absolutely stellar as well. We have Dan Stevens (Apostle on Netflix) as her ex. He has given up the crazy musician life to focus on raising their daughter.

This is such an important portrayal of a devoted father and Dan Stevens nails it! Also, the always amazing Lindsay Burdge (Karyn Kusama’s The Invitation) is the new girlfriend who helps take care of the little girl.

Her partners in crime, as far as music goes, are played by Agyness Deyn and Gayle Rankin.

Agyness Deyn recently starred in Hard Sun on Hulu along with Ji Sturgess. And if you’ve watched the 80s themed female wrestling show GLOW on Netflix, you’ll probably recognize Gayle Rankin as Sheila the She-Wolf. Ironically, the name of her character in Her Smell is actually “Ali van der Wolff”.

Also, there’s Virginia Madsen in a smaller role and Eric Stoltz is their manager. Not an easy task!

The other punk rockers in Her Smell

Her arch nemesis, who actually really likes both Becky and the rest of the band is Zelda E. Zekiel. She’s played by Amber Heard who is simply divine as this character. That’s right, I said divine! Hell, I’d love to watch a movie featuring her character as well.

As the up-and-coming punk rock girls, who adore Becky Something (Elizabeth Moss), we have a trio of “It Girls”. There’s Ashley Benson (Pretty Little Liars) as Roxie Rotten and top model turned actor Cara Delevigne as Crassie Cassie with Dylan Gelula as Dottie O.Z.

We also get to follow both the Amber Heard and the younger punk rockers as their careers’ evolve. Both in contrast and tribute to the career of Becky Something. 

Her Smell shows the dangers of enabling

It might not look like it from the trailer, but this really is a full-fledged biopic. We follow the character of Becky Something (a stage name, of course) from the beginning of her career to the height of it and towards a possible ending. 

During this time we also see what happens to the people around her. They all love and support her – despite the way she treats them most of the time. Of course, drugs do play a big part in how she treats people.

It’s a wonderful look into a world few people know. Her Smell is never trying to excuse the behavior of Becky Something, but it does show how it’s enabled. Until it isn’t and this is almost more dangerous.

Womentainment recommendation: Watch Her Smell for the real and complete character portrayals

Alex Ross Perry wrote and directed Her Smell. He has worked with Elizabeth Moss on most (if not every) project he’s done so far. And I must admit, it does seem like a match made in heaven.

At another point in time, Her Smell would have gotten a lot more attention than it has. It has been a film festival darling since it premiered at Toronto International Film Festival in September 2018. Since then, it has played at so many film festivals in North American and Europa especially.

We were fortunate enough to catch a screening at AFI Fest back in November 2018.

Now, Her Smell will finally be out in US theaters from April 12, 2019.

Do. Not. Miss. It!

Director: Alex Ross Perry
Writer: Alex Ross Perry
Stars: Elisabeth Moss, Cara Delevingne, Dan Stevens, Gayle Rankin, Ashley Benson, Dylan Gelula, Eka Darville, Lindsay Burdge, Lindsay Burdge, Eric Stoltz, Amber Heard, Hannah Gross, Agyness Deyn

Official plot:

A self-destructive punk rocker struggles with sobriety while trying to recapture the creative inspiration that led her band to success.

Finally, a release date for My Days Of Mercy is here. The LGBTQ movie starring and produced by Ellen Page and Kate Mara originally premiered at TIFF back in 2017. It will be out in select theaters and on Digital VOD in the spring of 2019. 

The release date for My Days of Mercy has been a long time coming. After the movie premiered at TIFF (Toronto International Film Festival), the only chance of watching it was at other film festivals.

We had the chance to watch it back in early 2018 and wrote a review for My Days of Mercy here >

Earlier, the title of the movie was simply Mercy, but I have to admit I prefer this title. Maybe because this title was already attached by the time I watched it.

My Days of Mercy released in 2019

Since the movie is being released in the spring of 2019, all trailers now feature that year.

The official trailer from Lionsgate (which we’ve included here) is listed as “MY DAYS OF MERCY official trailer (2019)”.

However, have no fear, this is indeed the movie you’ve been waiting for since the 2017 world premiere.

Ellen Page stars as Lucy with Kate Mara playing the title role (sort of) as Mercy. I only include the “sort of” comment since this movie is also about the death penalty, so mercy is both the name of a character and the concept of having or showing mercy.

You can find more on this in our review. Read our review of My Days of Mercy by clicking this link (it will open on a new tab).

Also, here’s the brand new official poster for My Days of Mercy (2019) which is a thing of beauty in itself:

Watch My Days Of Mercy on VOD from April 5, 2019

Lionsgate will release My Days of Mercy directly On Demand, so you can watch it on your preferred VOD platform. Also, it will be out in select theaters (or limited release, if you will). Look out for any screenings, if you live in a city such as Los Angeles or New York.

The movie was directed by the brilliant Tali Shalom-Ezer and I am so happy her movie will finally reach a larger audience.

We’ve had people inquire about how to watch My Days of Mercy ever since we reviewed it. Well, now you can finally watch this amazing movie. Enjoy it… I know I will be sure to get my hands on it to watch again!

The release date for My Days of Mercy is April 5, 2019. 

Make sure you buy or rent it to show support for this little gem of a movie! And if you get the chance to watch it in a theater, then you should jump at that opportunity.

In 2019, we can look forward to 5 Female-Centered Sci-Fi Movies. They all have kick-ass women in leading roles and we can’t wait. Here’s our list!

We simply love female-centered sci-fi movies! Being fans of both the sci-fi genre and awesome female characters, it just works out as the perfect combination. That’s why we’re beyond excited that 2019 gives us 5 movies, we can look forward to.

And these are all major Hollywood productions, so you know everyone will be looking to see if they can succeed. We’re not too worried though. It’s looking like a damn fine line-up to us!

Here’s our list of the Top 5 female-centered sci-fi movies coming out in 2019 – in chronological order!

Captain Marvel 

This Captain Marvel movie is already long overdue. While Black Widow has become the quintessential side-kick, almost all the male Avengers have gotten movies of their own. Now it’s (finally!) time for one of the most powerful characters to have her story told. 

After the huge success of DC Comic’s Wonder Woman, it seems “people” are finally ready for Marvel to let their female characters shine. Can Captain Marvel take down Thanos? Well, if anybody can, it’s her!

Plot: Carol Danvers becomes one of the universe’s most powerful heroes when Earth is caught in the middle of a galactic war between two alien races.

Stars: Brie Larson, Gemma Chan, Jude Law, Mckenna Grace, Samuel L. Jackson, Lee Pace, Ben Mendelsohn, Annette Bening, Djimon Hounsou

In theaters globally March 2019.

Dark Phoenix

From The Avengers to X-Men, there are actually quite a few amazing female characters. And just like Carol Danver’s Captain Marvel, Jean Grey is another one of the strongest characters in Marvel’s universe.

We loved Jean Grey whether she was portrayed by the brilliant Famke Janssen or the young super talent, Sophie Turner. Dark Phoenix stars Sophie Turner as a young Jean Grey. This time around, Jessica Chastain is also part of the cast along with most of the other X-Men from the previous movies.

Plot: Jean Grey begins to develop incredible powers that corrupt and turn her into a Dark Phoenix. Now the X-Men will have to decide if the life of a team member is worth more than all the people living in the world.

Stars: Sophie Turner, Jennifer Lawrence, James McAvoy, Jessica Chastain, Nicholas Hoult, Tye Sheridan, Michael Fassbender, Evan Peters, Kodi Smit-McPhee

In theaters globally June 2019.

The New Mutants

Yes, we’re staying in the world of X-Men with a movie that focuses on the new mutants of the world. The cast is lead by the young talents Anya Taylor-Joy and Maisie Williams.

Most probably know Anya Taylor-Joy from either her breakthrough performance in The Witch or M. Night Shyamalan’s Split and the upcoming Glass.

Maisie Williams is still best known for her role on Game of Thrones where she’s the sister of Sophie Turner’s characters. Yes, it seems X-Men also run in the Stark family. 

Plot: Five young mutants, just discovering their abilities while held in a secret facility against their will, fight to escape their past sins and save themselves.

Stars: Anya Taylor-Joy, Maisie Williams, Antonio Banderas, Alice Braga, Charlie Heaton, Blu Hunt

In theaters globally August 2019.

Untitled Terminator Reboot

Linda Hamilton and Arnold Schwarzenegger are reprising their roles as Sarah Connor and The Terminator, respectively. Sarah Connor went from the “damsel in distress” in the first Terminator movie to being completely in-charge in the sequel!

Next to Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver’s character in the Alien franchise), she is probably the most famous and popular female hero – outside any DC Comic or Marvel characters. As a bonus, we also get two extra kick-ass ladies in Mackenzie Davis and Natalia Reyes.

Mackenzie Davis is one of my favorite people acting today. She has already played so many brilliant characters. Cameron Howe in the too-short-lived amazing AMC show Halt and Catch Fire is an obvious go-to. But she was also brilliant in the Black Mirror episode “San Junipero” (a personal favorite)

Basically, I’m very happy and extremely excited about this upcoming Terminator reboot. 

Plot: Well, the plot for the untitled Terminator reboot is still unknown. 

Stars: Mackenzie Davis, Linda Hamilton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Natalia Reyes, Gabriel Luna

In theaters globally November 2019.

Star Wars: Episode IX

You can’t talk about sci-fi and female-centered stories without mentioning the current Star Wars trilogy. Instead of Luke Skywalker (with Princess Leia on the side), we now have Daisy Ridley starring in the trilogy as Rey.

Yes, I love her character. And no, she absolutely should not be with Kylo Ren. Rey is her own hero and hopefully, she will also be a hero for everyone else. This third Star Wars sequel movie will also be the last time we get to see Carrie Fisher as General Organa through archive footage shot before her all-too premature demise. 

And yes, the bikini-wearing Princess became the respected General of the rebels. What’s not to like? Of course, it’s no surprise that Natalie Portman’s daughter became a General. [Natalie Portman played Queen Amidala, or just Padmé, in Star Wars episodes I, II, and III]

Plot: The conclusion of the Star Wars sequel trilogy. Daisy Ridley is our female lead as the Jedi to be.

Stars: Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Lupita Nyong’o, Domhnall Gleeson, Oscar Isaac, Billie Lourd, Adam Driver, Keri Russell, Mark Hamill, Matt Smith, Kelly Marie Tran, Dominic Monaghan

In theaters globally December 2019.

Which movies are you looking forward to in 2019?