BULLETPROOF – ★★★☆

I knew I would feel my blood pressure rising watching this documentary about how American high schools are taking measures to protect their students from mass shootings and gun violence. And it did. I liked how this film was made without any narration, merely presenting various scenes and talking heads discussing the concerns and how they were doing what was needed to protect kids. Here’s a clue though: how about removing the weird fixation on guns in the first place? That might help save a lot of lives, expense, and time on reactive measures like bulletproof whiteboards and hoodies.

SMOOTH TALK – ★★★

Great to see Laura Dern early in her acting career, and as this is from 1985 some of the scenes at the mall for historical sake. It’s about a 15 year old girl who is starting to realise that she’s attractive to men, and her balance between being a girl and a woman. Worth watching for the above reasons, but otherwise okay to miss.