Eighth Grade

My Favorite Films of 2018 (25 movies items)

" "Do I make you sad? I don't know. Sometimes I think that when I'm older, I'll have a daughter of my own or something... and I feel like if she was like me, then being her mum would make me sad all the time." Directed by Bo Burnham Written by Bo Burnham Music by Anna Meredith Cinematography by Andrew Wehde Editing by Jennifer Lilly"

Movies watched in 2022 (93 movies items)

"6.12."

Movies the giraffe watched in 2022: May (35 movies items)

"Re-watch - May 15th Showtime I wanted my daughter to see this since 8th grade isn't too far off for her, and it being available via Showtime gave us an excuse to watch it now. She totally got what it was doing, and even made comments to me along the way which all made me feel more optimistic about her chances in the awkward years ahead of her. I still appreciate the overall attention to detail which makes this film more genuine than a lot of other films that strive to capture adolescence. "

A New Decade! A New Year! Movies Watched In 2020 (641 movies items)

"Thirteen-year-old Kayla endures the tidal wave of contemporary suburban adolescence as she makes her way through the last week of middle school — the end of her thus far disastrous eighth grade year — before she begins high school. A very realistic coming of age movie about an unpopular girl at middle school who just wants to fit in and is trying to navigate the deep pitfalls of adolescence. A lead character who comes into her own throughout the movie and is portrayed very well here and ver"

A good movie

“Since I kept hearing some pretty good things about this flick, I thought I might as well check it out. A couple of weeks ago, I had already been impressed by ‘The Edge of Seventeen’ which felt pretty accurate but this movie went even further though. Seriously, the damned thing was just painfully realistic. However, to be honest, this realistic and pretty much pitch-black approach made this movie quite fascinating but also difficult to watch. Indeed, my youngest daughter is about the same age of the main character and, just like her, she spends most of her free time on her smartphone using some similar apps so, as a father, the damned thing was rather hard to watch. Fortunately, my daughter is a bright and very social kid with many friends. The father was also a tricky character but als” read more

Best Directorial Debuts from 1921 until 2021 (307 movies items)

" directed by Bo Burnham "

2020 Movie Watch List (577 movies items)

"Watched: Amazon Prime"

Phoenix Feather's Movie Diary 2020 (537 movies items)

"(WATCHED: 26 January 2020)"

Watched in 2019 (131 movies items)

"Friday, December 6th"

Watched in 2019 (126 movies items)

"6.9. Burnham on paremmin nuorison hermolla kuin niin moni muu tekijä pitkään aikaan. Niin mahdottoman tunteikas ja vahva kuvaus. Muutenkin arkirealismia parhaimmillaan."