Robert Kojder chats with My Best Friend’s Exorcist star Elsie Fisher… Having done voice acting in Despicable Me, Elsie Fisher broke out in Bo Burnham’s Eighth Grade, a tremendously beautiful and moving film about insecurities and modern-day school. The film turned out to be relatable beyond teenagers (it was my favorite movie of 2018), and […]
Best Films of 2019 with film critic Clarisse Loughrey | The Pick of the Flicks Podcast #61
On The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, a different guest drops in every week to chat about their favourite film. This week, it’s something a little different as film critic Clarisse Loughrey joins us to round up the best movies of 2019… On this week’s episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, it’s the […]
Movie Review – Eighth Grade (2018)
Eighth Grade, 2018. Directed by Bo Burnham. Starring Elsie Fisher, Josh Hamilton, Emily Robinson, Catherine Oliviere, Jake Ryan and Daniel Zolghadri. SYNOPSIS: On the verge of high school, an internet-obsessed young girl grapples with her place in the social hierarchy while vlogging about confidence and self-belief. In the vast canon of American high school movies, […]
Movie Review – Eighth Grade (2018)
Eighth Grade, 2018. Directed by Bo Burnham. Starring Josh Hamilton, Daniel Zolghadri, Elsie Fisher, and Emily Robinson. SYNOPSIS: A teenager tries to survive the last week of her disastrous eighth-grade year before leaving to start high school. Bo Burnham’s Eighth Grade earns a place at the kiddie’s table with Felix Thompson’s King Jack. Jordan Vogt-Roberts’ The Kings Of […]
Glasgow Film Festival 2019 Review – Eighth Grade
Eighth Grade, 2018. Directed by Bo Burnham. Starring Elsie Fisher, Josh Hamilton, Emily Robinson and Jake Ryan. SYNOPSIS: With one week of eighth grade left, an introverted 13-year-old girl tries to make it to the end. 1986’s Stand By Me sees four young boys on a cross-country hike to find a dead body. The story […]
The faulty logic of “You’re not the intended audience”
Anghus Houvouras on the faulty logic of “you’re not the intended audience”… In nearly two decades of writing about movies, the motivating factor has always been the joy of discussing film with others. Whether that cinematic discussion was happening at a bar after the movie, a chat room or the toxic bowels of social media, […]
Chicago Critics Film Festival 2018 Review – Eighth Grade (2018)
Eighth Grade, 2018. Written and Directed by Bo Burnham. Starring Elsie Fisher, Josh Hamilton, Emily Robinson, Jake Ryan, Daniel Zolghadri, Fred Hechinger, Imani Lewis, Catherine Oliviere, Luke Prael, Nora Mullins, Missy Yager, Shacha Temirov, Greg Crowe, Thomas J O’Reilly, Frank Deal, Tiffany Grossfeld, Natalie Carter, Kevin R. Free, and Deborah Unger. SYNOPSIS: A teenager tries […]
Festival favourite Eighth Grade gets a poster and trailer
A24 has debuted the first poster and trailer for writer-director Bo Burnham’s upcoming comedy drama Eighth Grade. The film made its world premiere in January at the Sundance Film Festival, receiving critical acclaim, and features a cast that includes Elsie Fisher, Josh Hamilton, Emily Robinson, Jake Ryan, and Fred Hechinger; take a look below… Thirteen-year-old Kayla […]
The 10 Must-See Movies At Sundance 2018
Ben Robins on the ten must-see movies at Sundance 2018… The ridiculously celebrated indie festival to end all indie festivals will return for another banner year in January, and it’s no doubt set to be another big one. Having kicked off the careers of everyone from the Coen Brothers to Tarantino to most recently, Whiplash […]
