Girl Tribe Recommends: Movies

By Chloe Cornell

Isn’t It Romantic

Rebel Wilson stars in this comedy as a cynical woman who hates romantic comedies for the false hope they create, but when she hits her head during a mugging and wakes up in the hospital, she discovers that she is living in a romantic comedy! Also stars Priyanka Chopra, Liam Hemsworth, and Adam DeVine, her love interest from the Pitch Perfect films.

Alita: Battle Angel

In a story set several centuries in the future, Rosa Salazar stars as Alita, an artificial young woman who is discovered in a scrapyard. Found and rebooted by a kind cyber doctor, she has no memory of her past life. Screenplay by James Cameron and produced by Robert Rodriguez, it also stars Jennifer Connelly, Michelle Rodriguez, and Mahershala Ali.

Eighth Grade

Elsie Fisher won “Best Young Actress” from the Critics Choice Awards for her honest and heartwarming portrayal of an eighth grader dealing with typical teenage struggles that no one wants to re-live, but can empathize with her experience. Netflix