These movies arent that.
Theyre not10 Things I Hate About Youor theHarry Potterfranchise.
Solid as all those films are, theyre the popular gang in the school movie genre.
The picks below are the misfits, a weird crew of excellent school-set pictures that dont quite fit in.
Yet, there is also a kind of timelessness to this film.
What he uncovers is a vast conspiracy that goes straight to the top.
A simple premise told well, the story ofLunana: A Yak in the Classroomgoes just as youd expect.
If that sounds trite or dull, it isnt.
As much as some people would prefer to ignore it, Americans must add school shooters to that list.
And few films grapple with that reality better thanThe Fallout.
The FalloutstarsJenna Ortegaand Maddie Ziegler as Vada and Mia, two teens who survive a school shooting.
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The Faculty (1998)
High school and horror go together like teens and acne.
So as much asThe Facultyoozes late-90s cool, it has a classic pedigree.
To save the world, the teens must destroy their teachers, fulfilling every students dream.
But its the high school elements of the movie that elevate it.
High school isnt just a setting here as it is in some lesser horror movies.
There is even a surprising conversation about abortion that feels remarkably ahead of its time.
What might be another films cliche becomes a poignant lived experience here.
She is also wryly hilarious to watch.
Delicate, sinister and quotable with a powerhouse central performance.
In short: its lovely.
They help each other.
Not only isBottomsa unique take on a coming-of-age female empowerment story, it is also hilarious.
The film, too, received a nod for best foreign-language film of the year.
The thing is, they werent exactly formally invited to the party, nor were they given the address.
But the devil, and Andersons talents, are in the details.
The war between youth and age, talent and wisdom, might just burn the whole place down.
