The riot grrrl dramedy drops March 3 on Netflix.
By
Reina Harwood
3/2/2021 at 2:00pm
Hadley Robinson as Vivian in
Moxie
On March 3, Amy Poehlerâs new film
Moxie hits Netflix. (Based on a 2017 young adult novel by Jennifer Mathieu, itâs Poehlerâs second directorial effort, following 2019âs
Wine Country.) The opening scene takes place in a quiet pocket of Oregon trees. âIt was beautiful. Very mossy and very rainy, as expected. I loved it,â says Hadley Robinson, who appeared briefly in 2019âs
Little Women and plays
Moxieâs young lead, Vivian Carter. Â
The film revolves around 16-year-old Carter and a group of her friends, including Lucy Hernandez (newcomer Alycia Pascual-PenÌa), who unite to crush their high school s racist, sexist status quo. Their preferred method of activism is a zine, published anonymously
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When Netflix announced they were adapting
Moxie into a feature film, fans of Jennifer Mathieu s original novel were hype. I was excited, too. Even though I haven t read the book, I wanted to love
Moxie, as it has all the elements I look for in a film: a fantastic soundtrack, filled with everything from Bikini Kill and The Linda Lindas to Tierra Whack and Princess Nokia; a stellar cast featuring Alycia Pascual-Peña, Nico Hiraga, Hadley Robinson, Josie Totah, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Josephine Langford, Amy Poehler, Ike Barinholtz; and more. Plus, it was Poehler s directorial debut, and I was very interested to see where her eye was as a director. Instead, what made people love the book seemed to fall flat when brought to life on screen.
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Moxie Dressed Hadley Robinson For A Riot Grrrl Revolution She fights back against her school s toxic culture in the Amy Poehler-directed teen flick, armed with an instantly iconic leather jacket
By Gina Marinelli
As far as transformative style moments in teen-movie history go, few compare to the image of Sandy emerging from a crowd of Rydell High students in the final scene of
Grease. Even before delivering her iconic line â âTell me about it, studâ â itâs obvious sheâs broken from her otherwise squeaky-clean reputation. Itâs the big hair, the lit cigarette, and where Sandyâs demure cardigan sweater once sat, itâs the black leather moto jacket. The garment acts as a symbol of rebellion, just as it has on countless other film and TV characters for decades, even as definitions of and motives for resistance have changed. Take, for example, the timely flick,
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Sweet, clear-eyed Gen-Z female empowerment story manages to be just memorable enough through its charming ensemble and refreshingly inclusive political values.
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Director: Amy Poehler
With: Hadley Robinson, Lauren Tsai, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Nico Hiraga, Sydney Park, Josephine Langford, Clark Gregg, Josie Totah, Alycia Pascual-Peña, Anjelika Washington, Charlie Hall, Sabrina Haskett, Ike Barinholtz, Amy Poehler, Marcia Gay Harden.
Running time: Running time: 111 MIN.