Alien at the Movies

Turtles All The Way Down

Sixteen year old Aza Holmes struggles with her own demons. She has obsessive-compulsive disorder & anxiety attacks which frequently manifests itself as obsessing about germs & infections. She is in therapy & is on medication. She was traumatized by the death of her father & is being overprotected by her mother. Her BFF is Daisy. They practically do everything together. She becomes reacquainted with Davis, a rich kid she met in summer camp years ago, & romantic feelings for each other begin. She has self doubt issues. Will her mental illness become too much & destroy all of her friendships/relationships? Will it prevent her from finding love & happiness? 

Alien gives it 3 “spiral painting” stars out of 4.