‘Licorice Pizza’: Hoffman and Haim are a winning combination in this weird, winding journey

“Licorice Pizza” (2021) – “I’m not gonna forget you.” – Gary (Cooper Hoffman) You never forget your first crush, right? Then again, you may, but not your first relationship.  Gary isn’t in a relationship with Alana (Alana Haim), but he wants to be.  He tells his little brother that he’ll marry her someday.  Unfortunately, Gary – from Sherman Oaks, Calif. – has a problem about the size of the Rose Bowl and L.A. Coliseum combined.  He’s 15, and Alana – residing in nearby Encino, which is just 6.4 miles away…