It’s always more fun when you can buy the things happening on screen. ![]() I don’t believe in awarding brownie points because it’s your first movie, or because you went against the grain and gave us a minority cast. It’s filmed in a stylish manner and frames shots well, but the simple fact is that it’s not a very good story. The critics are going gaga over this, perhaps because an African-American female is behind the film that has a mostly African-American cast. It was also cool that when Selah opened her footlocker of drugs, it lit up like the suitcase in Pulp Fiction. This was written by Tayarisha Poe, and it’s her first feature.Ī few scenes reminded me of last year’s Waves (which made my Top 10), and Luce (which was my favorite movie of 2019). Mean Girls (written by SNL’s head writer - Tina Fey) nailed it. It’s so frustrating, because movies that deal with teenage politics and cliques can be great if done right. The action with these two in the third act is rather predictable because, heaven forbid, the newbie gets a big head and does not know her place. You’re wondering if they’ll have an affair, or if it’ll make Maxxie jealous. Yet it’s hard to understand the motivation behind either of them forming this alliance. Selah decides to mentor a sophomore girl named Paloma (the beautiful Celeste O’Connor). Things start going south when Selah’s friend and right-hand man, Maxxie (Jharrel Jerome of Moonlight), gets involved with a girl. Selah Summers (Lovie Simone of Greenleaf) is the 17-year-old leader of “The Spades.” They supply students with the booze and drugs. In Brick, a high school kid (Joseph Gorden-Levitt) investigates the disappearance of a girl. This film is going for that “Heathers” vibe, and it reminded me a lot of “Brick,” written and directed by Rian Johnson ( Knives Out). It worked for me when Reese Witherspoon’s character did while narrating in Election. ![]() ![]() I had a friend who hated Juno, because she didn’t talk like a teenager. Now, kids acting and talking like adults, can sometimes work. My wife said at one point, “I’m not even sure what they’re talking about.” Yet once these characters all started speaking, like they were mob dons that were going to take out the enemy or reluctantly work with another faction - I just couldn’t stop rolling my eyes. The intro explains these different factions, and it looked promising. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.Īt this Pennsylvania boarding school, there are five factions of students that run the drug and party scene. This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.
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