Ep837: THE CLASS (2022) - Movie Review
Ian and David spend winter break in The Class!
They've followed writer/director Nicholas Celozzi's high school angst-fest from principal photography to a red carpet charity event and interviews with many of its cast and crew.
Starring a compelling group of up-and-comers (some catching big breaks as you read this), The Class centers on a six teens forced to spend a Saturday completing a Drama assignment and unpacking a steamliner's worth of personal baggage. Now that the film is available On Demand, the question remains: Is it any good?
The answer is awkward, complicated, and full of rampant emotional swings--much like those fraught years between twelve and twenty. In this spoilerific review, the guys break down the good, the bad, and the editing. From thoughts on erratic pacing and questionable geography; to Message Movie overload, and the myriad hoops Celozzi jumps through to avoid accusations of "Breakfast Club 2.0" (the effects of which are alternately ill and inspired), this episode is full of lessons not found in any film studies curriculum!
Show Links:
Watch the The Class trailer.
Keep up with David Fowlie's movie reviews at Keeping it Reel.
Watch Ian's interview with The Class writer/director Nicholas Celozzi.
Watch Ian's interview with The Class star Anthony Michael Hall.
Watch Ian's coverage of the special Breakfast Club screening/red carpet event for The Class:.
Catch up with Ian and David's reviews of David Gordon Green's Halloween trilogy (also featuring Anthony Michael Hall--and mentioned in this episode!):
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