Cafe Society

After directing forty-six films, you may think a filmmaker would lose his touch, but Woody Allen proves his newest feature, Café Society to be as fresh, fun and fantastic as could be.

Like any good Allen film, the story of Café Society follows a very unsure and adventurous young man by the name of Bobby Dorfman, played perfectly by the nerdy and always lovable Jesse Eisenberg. Bobby, who has chosen a change of scenery from his native New York City life, decides to chance life on a whim, and join his highly successful and famed uncle Phil Stern (Steve Carell), a Hollywood agent and grande opportunist for a lavish life in Hollywood. Reluctant to really give his nephew a chance, Uncle Phil caves and leaves Bobby in the hands of his angelic and innocently beautiful secretary and assistant Vonnie, played elegantly by Kristen Stewart. Taken by her beauty at first site, Bobby and Vonnie begin experiencing the city of angels through the eyes of glamour and glitz, essentially discrediting the city and its inhabitants as a whole, and wishing for a life that is half Hollywood, and half urban paradise.

The heart of Café Society relies heavily on the relationship and chemistry between Eisenberg and Stewart, who, luckily for audiences, have played love interests twice before in Adventureland and American Ultra. Eisenberg's quirk matched with the mysteriousness and nonchalant attitude of Stewart, make the two and quintessential Hollywood couple.

In short, Café Society combines jazz music, New York, a socially awkward lead character, and complicated love affairs with beautiful cinematography and quirky and entertaining dialogue. Definitely not one to miss!

Hannah Freeman