Emerging filmmakers who demonstrate unique talent are generally rewarded with a good deal of enthusiasm among film fans. But talk around Jonathan Levine has been pretty limited. Since his little-seen 2006 debut, All the Boys Love Mandy Lane, he has made two more noteworthy movies (The Wackness and 50/50), but you’d hardly know it. Unlike a new release from Rian Johnson or Ti West, Levine’s work generally doesn’t generate the same amount of Internet chatter — which is a real shame, since we’d argue that he’s Hollywood’s best chronicler of adolescence (and what follows) since John Hughes. … Read More