‘The Half of It’
Alice Wu’s teen rom-com The Half of It is charming, smart, sweet, and queer. Ellie Chu (Leah Lewis) is a brainy teen helping her dad pay the bills with her essay-writing business. When her classmate Paul Munsky (Daniel Diemer) asks Ellie to write love letters to his crush, Aster Flores (Alexxis Lemire), she accepts — even though she also likes Aster. Her letters are complex and romantic, and Aster has no idea they’re coming from Ellie. As Ellie coaches Paul through dates with Aster, she only falls deeper in love with her, but becomes closer friends with Paul, too, finding herself in an unexpected love triangle.