Eighth Grade takes the coming-of-age exam and scores a stupendous “A-“. Middle school, the conception of adolescence through external influences, allows its pupils to explore their own personalities. To investigate what exactly defines them be... Read the full review »
WHAT I LIKED: Being a young, impressionable teenager in the social media age is a terrifying and depressing prospect, and 'Eighth Grade,' broadcasts that brilliantly. It follows eighth-grader Kayla who's addicted to her phone and her bubbly YouTub... Read the full review »
It is hard to think of a movie that better encapsulates the thorny and tricky hormonal state of constant embarrassment that we call middle school. "Eighth Grade" takes a brutally honest, devastatingly relatable look at what it's like to grow up in... Read the full review »
Just because “Eighth Grade” is a lauded indie doesn’t mean it’s a great film. Writer / Director Bo Burnham‘s intimate ode to early teenage angst at times feels like a documentary rather than a fictional narrative, making it just as awkwa... Read the full review »