“Bad Education” Is a Slight Sophomore Slump for Cory Finley
The Thoroughbreds director struggles to mix his sardonicism into a script about the biggest financial scandal in public school history.NOW STREAMING: Powered by JustWatch In a dark administrative office lit with cathode monitors and fluorescence, Superintendent Frank Tassone (Hugh Jackman) prepares to chum it up with a bunch of colleagues. The administrator, Pam Gluckin (Allison ... “Bad Education” Is a Slight Sophomore Slump for Cory Finley
If Your Brain Needs A Vacation, Come to “Outer Banks”
Netflix’s new teen drama is more CW than anything else, and doesn’t offer much else than overstuffed teen antics. In the early moments of Outer Banks, Netflix’s new teen drama from Shannon Burke and Josh and Jonas Pate, series lead John B (Chase Stokes) gives you the proverbial lay of the land. The titular area ... If Your Brain Needs A Vacation, Come to “Outer Banks”
SXSW: “Make Up” Links Drama and Horror with (Un)ease
Claire Oakley’s feature debut blurs the line between supernatural dread and human drama to make for a quiet queer indie. (This review is part of our coverage of this year’s SXSW Film Festival. While the festival itself is canceled, we’re still providing remote reviews for some of the independent offerings the festival would have had.) ... SXSW: “Make Up” Links Drama and Horror with (Un)ease