When social media began, it was about presenting the best moments of our lives. As it proliferated, users realized that tears often outperform a lacquered façade. Which brings us to crocodile tears. In this movie, Balthazar “Balthy” Malone (Jaeden Martell) is a rich, lonely Manhattan kid who can fabricate sobbing over pretty much anything and then posts it online. He does it so expertly, so callously, that the girl he likes, Eleanor (Pippa Knowles), calls him a “fucking psycho.” When Balthy posts a video—crying—in solidarity with the victims of a school shooting in Arkansas, a user called deathdealer_16 gets in touch, claiming to be a school shooter. In a ill-conceived bid to woo Eleanor, Balthazar decides to travel to Texas to stop the guy, who’s a 20-something named Solomon Jackson (Asa Butterfield). The two have more in common than Balthazar cares to admit. Directed by Oscar Boyson, this dark comedy suggests they are, in different ways, expressions of the same thing: a deeply troubled male youth culture. If Solomon isn’t a real school shooter, and Balthazar isn’t a real hero, then what, exactly, are they? —Elena Clavarino