Punk’s not dead, but this film is

A tiresomely slapdash, lifeless muddle, somehow, How to Talk to Girls at Parties makes punk rock sex aliens boring

Elle Fanning and Alex Sharp in How to Talk to Girls at Parties

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How to Talk to Girls at Parties: Directed by John Cameron Mitchell, Nationwide, 15ARating:*

Revenge: Directed by Coralie Fargeat, Selected, 18,Rating: ****

There are a few vital things to know about How to Talk to Girls at Parties. It’s the first film John Cameron Mitchell has directed in seven years, after the camp Hedwig & the Angry Inch, the joyful Shortbus and the atypically maudlin Rabbit Hole.

It’s based on a (very) ...