Only three features into her filmmaking career, writer-director Eliza Hittman has established herself as an astute chronicler of contemporary female teendom, and her new film is her most accomplished in that regard.
But it had the misfortune of opening March 13, just in time for the coronavirus-necessitated shutdown of theaters. If, at this moment in our global crisis, we can contemplate a return to such indulgences as critics' year-end top 10s, it's a film that's certain to show up on many of those lists — not just for the strength of its storytelling or its two extraordinary lead performances, and not just for the unforgettable friendship at its core.