Three sentence movie reviews: Eighth Grade

http://www.impawards.com/2018/eighth_grade.html

It was hard to watch this film because it was “so deeply rooted in the feminine adolescent experience”* and I remain grateful that I got through that period of my life in an analog era. Elsie Fisher is stunning as Kayla, a young woman who presents as self-assured, popular, and well-adjusted while filming for her YouTube channel and completely fades into the woodwork at school. Nothing is wrong with Kayla or her life, but adolescence is so harrowing,** it’s hard to re-experience via cinema, even as the main character continually tries for a positive spin.

Cost: $5.55 (but actually free due to gift cards)
Where watched: Regal City Center Stadium 12

Consider also watching: The Edge of Seventeen, We Are the Best

*Kate Erbland, Indiewire
**I found the popular/unpopular kid interactions in this movie to be very true to my experience as a teenager and much more accurate than the overt bullying that is usually portrayed. More social hierarchy is established by freezing people out than by words said.

3 thoughts on “Three sentence movie reviews: Eighth Grade”

  1. I just don’t know. Just thinking about the awkward makes me cringe. Also I am not sure I want to revisit that part of my life…but think that maybe I should.

  2. Okay! 10 comments yesterday (caught up today now that I know they stayed) and 10 today! Comment goals checked off!

    I hope you are having a great day! Until tomorrow.

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