TBP: We’re here today because in last week’s post on slumber-party movies, I chose Mean Girls (2004, Paramount+) for the teenage bracket. In the comments, you wondered why I hadn’t gone with Clueless (1995, HBO Max). Do you think I got this one wrong?

Allen Frost, high-school teacher and friend of TBP: Not exactly. The thing I’ve always tried to puzzle o…