Selah und die Spades (2019)

Selah und die Spades: Directed by Tayarisha Poe. With Lovie Simone, Celeste O’Connor, Jharrel Jerome, Jesse Williams. Five factions run the underground life of Haldwell School, a prestigious east coast boarding school. At the head of the most powerful faction – The Spades – sits Selah Summers, walking the fine line between being feared and loved.

“This high school drama is not classic school drama and introduces few new concepts (like school factions) which is a welcome surprise in this genre.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eHowever, the movie is often pretty boring. Despite the solid performance by the cast, I found most characters unlikeable (especially the main character). The idea behind the movie was ambitious, but it just fell flat. The idea of factions is a good one, but it is not as explored as I thought it would be.”