SCREEN TIME

With Marisa Patwa

No Hard Feelings

Jennifer Lawrence is trying to “date the brains out” of a nerdy, shy 19-year-old in this raunchy comedy. I wouldn’t exactly call it a rom-com, though. Lawrence’s Maddie is only trying to seduce the sheltered Percy in hopes his helicopter parents will gift her a Buick Regal. Quite the bargain, eh? After a call-out on Craig's List, Maddie agrees to the twisted deal with Percy’s parents (played by out-of-touch dad Matthew Broderick and Laura Benanti as the overinvolved mom) because she needs a car as an Uber driver. Percy is played perfectly by newcomer Andrew Barth Feldman, who goes toe-to-toe with Oscar winner Lawrence. From encouraging Percy to drink to skinny-dipping at night, Maddie does everything in her power to force him to come out of his shell. We saw J-Law's knack for comedy in Don’t Look Up but this film gives her the chance to take her physical comedy to the next level. In theaters 6/23

THROUGH MY WINDOW: ACROSS THE SEA

For Spanish language lovers out there, Through My Window is a gorgeous, colorful look at the electric love between two teen neighbors from vastly different worlds set against the bustling Barcelona backdrop.

Julio Pena’s tall, dark and handsome Ares is the youngest heir of a huge Hildago family empire that own the illustrious Alpha 3, while the witchy, studious next-door neighbor Raquel, played by Clara Galle, scrolls through his shirtless pics in her tiny room. Through the tumultuous trials of falling in love to breaking apart and coming back together again, the first film ended with Ares pursuing his dreams and studying medicine in Stockholm, while Raquel stayed home in Spain. The sequel brings the two back together, but not without their issues - just like the After series, this film explores a tortured yet beautiful love. (P.S. You don’t have to be fluent in Spanish to watch this star-crossed romance - that's what subtitles are for.) Netflix 6/23

Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny

Our favorite crime-fighting, adventure-seeking, mystery-solving hero is back on the big screen. Harrison Ford’s Indiana Jones character has entertained film-goers since 1981 and now a new generation is going to see what that iconic hat is truly about. Those who favor the franchise's most recent release, 2008's Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, should note that Shia LaBeauf does not return in his role. Instead, we get Phoebe Waller-Bridge playing Jones’ mysterious goddaughter who pulls him into a new globetrotting adventure involving NASA, Nazis and the space race all with the backdrop of the 1960s. Antonio Banderas, Boyd Holbrook and Mads Mikkelsen also co-star. This is the first Indiana Jones film not written from a story by George Lucas or directed by Steven Spielberg so it remains to be seen if The Dial of Destiny will stick the landing. My guess is, there's no problem that the master of mischief and mayhem cannot solve - it's all about that hat. In theaters 6/30