What you need to know: Hayley Kiyoko wrote a novel, adapted it into a screenplay, and directed the whole thing herself. Girls Like Girls opened June 19 and is still in limited theaters now.
Why it matters: Critics gave it 86% on Rotten Tomatoes. The consensus calls it bracingly personal and finely acted. A debut director who also wrote the source material and composed the score is rare.
Who should see it: Fans of queer summer romance. Anyone who wants a film that feels genuinely made rather than manufactured.
See this first: The Half of It on Netflix captures the same quiet longing. Booksmart scratches a similar summer energy.
Group chat take: Kiyoko went from pop star to novelist to filmmaker without skipping steps. That ambition is on screen.
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