First Friday Five of 2024!
1. Mean Girls: on opening weekend, went to see this movie based on the musical based on the movie. And I loved it! The original Mean Girls is an iconic favorite for a reason. I saw it in the theater and own the DVD. Plus, I’m a sucker for musicals. So of course I wanted to see the new version in the theater! The cast is fantastic—I particularly loved Auli’i Cravalho as Janis and Jaquel Spivey as Damian. The new cast and script are much more inclusive, as the original was super white and had some problematic elements. The music is a lot of fun, and I ended up buying the soundtrack the day after seeing the movie. If you’re an OG Mean Girls fan, I recommend going to see this new version!
