With college looming, there’s a certain class of high-school comedy that races the clock. This week, Chance and Noah watched “Booksmart” (2019) “Superbad” (2007) and “Can’t Hardly Wait” (1998) for a trio of movies about graduating seniors with one last chance to ace their social lives. Big questions include:

• Does the women-led “Booksmart” strike the balance between heightened comedy and teenage truth?
• Does “Superbad” fall victim to the general yuck of the 17-year-old boy?
• Why in god’s name do the protagonists of “Can’t Hardly Wait” not know each other?
• What really happened the night Noah and McLovin cruised into Downtown Lincoln, Nebraska?

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