The New Romantic (2018)

Blake is a hopeless romantic with a sex column in her college newspaper. But, due to her lack of a sex life which is, in turn, due to her lack of interest in the non-rom-com level of the guys she dates, her column is suffering. When she meets a "sugar baby" who explains how easy it is to become one, she quickly decides to explore it as fodder for her column.

I liked this movie quite a bit. Though it was about a form of prostitution, it didn't feel weird. Well, it didn't really feel "OK" either, but it was interesting. Jessica Barden did a great job of taking us along on the journey: when she was empowered and felt cherished, I bought it. When she stopped feeling good about it, so did I. Truly interesting and fresh.

B+