Tag Archives: Cory Finley

Bad Education review — Jaw-dropping tale of suburban fraud

May 13, 2020 flawintheiris

Directed by Cory Finley | Written by Mike Makowsky, based on the article "The Bad Superintenent" in New York magazine by Robert Kolker | 108 min | HBO/Crave Go into this film cold. You can read up about Frank Tassone and the scandal that rocked an upper middle-class district of Long Island, New York, if… Read More

Thoroughbreds review — Thoughtful teen thriller explores empathy and murder

March 12, 2018 flawintheiris

Written and Directed by Cory Finley | 92 min Lily (Anya Taylor-Joy) is an unhappy teen from a very wealthy Connecticut family. She's been kicked out of her private school for plagiarism, but otherwise seems your average overachiever with an out-of- touch mother and asshole stepfather (Paul Sparks). Her pal Amanda (Olivia Cooke) is numb—she… Read More