eighth grade

Eighth Grade is a brutal yet loving confrontation on adolescent misery

By: Kate Olivares, Peak Associate This review contains no spoilers! It’s perhaps the biggest cliché to say grade eight sucks. But unlike so few works of art, Bo Burnham’s breakout film not only chooses to not only deconstruct its unique pain, but also dares to make others experience it all over again.       Eighth Grade follows 13-year-old Kayla Day as she maneuvers her last week in junior high,  dealing with anxiety, insecurity, and an intense desperation to belong. What results is a generous dose of skin-crawling second-hand embarrassment scene after scene as the film forces the audience to…

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