DOPE (2015)

Three best friends - Malcolm (Shameik Moore), Diggy (Kiersey Clemons), and Jib (Tony Revolori) - are high school geeks in one of the toughest neighborhoods in Inglewood, California.  They have a punk band together, are working to get into college, and spend every day just trying to survive living in The Bottoms ... when a chance invite Malcolm gets to a birthday party sends the trio of friends into an adventure involving the cops, college admission interviews, Bitcoins, guns, public urination, cheesy chili fries, a stoner who looks like Carrot Top, a backpack full of drugs, and more.  The trio heading the cast are absolutely terrific, especially an award-worthy Shameik Moore as Malcolm, and Tony Revolori following up The Grand Budapest Hotel proving he is so not a one-hit wonder.  Fresh, foul-mouthed, and laugh-out-loud funny, Dope is an insane indie comedy that's also one of my favorite films seen so far this year; the kind of film a more "urban" John Hughes would have made, were he coming up today. (rated R)  A