The Way, Way Back (2013)

In their directorial debut The Way, Way Back, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash heed the siren song of the amusement park. In their original screenplay, the Oscar-winning writers of the adapted screenplay for 2011's The Descendants infuse a modern setting with this distinct Gen X nostalgia. At times, this creates an uneven tone, particularly when references are made to songs or movies released before the lead character was born. But this disconnection between time and place is only a slight glitch in this sharp yet wistful character-driven comedy. Read my review here.