Everything Now
2023
Original language: English
- comedy
- drama
The story
After months in recovery for an eating disorder, 16-year-old Mia devises a bucket list of quintessential teen experiences to make up for lost time.
What it’s like
Warm, bright London streets and cramped teenage bedrooms, with a lived-in naturalism that leans on natural daylight, handheld closeness and easy, unfussy framing that stays near its characters' faces. The palette sits somewhere between sunlit pastels and the grey drizzle of an English autumn, and the soundtrack is full of indie pop and needle-drop nostalgia that keeps the energy buoyant even when the mood drops. Vibe: bittersweet, funny and tender, with a determined sort of hope. It suits a rainy weekend binge, a comfort rewatch, or an evening when you want something sharp and human rather than soft escapism. Pacing is brisk and episodic, the comedy often arriving in awkward, well-observed beats, while the emotional thread grows quieter and more searching. The arc follows a teenage girl relearning how to be a friend, a daughter and a person in the world, rebuilding trust with the people who stayed through her illness. Intensity is moderate: recovery and relapse are handled with frankness, including scenes around food, body image and hospital-adjacent tension, but the treatment is emotional rather than graphic, with no real violence and only light sexual content. It is for viewers who enjoy coming-of-age stories with a clear-eyed, humorous honesty about mental health and queer youth.
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