The School for Good and Evil: Directed by Paul Feig. With Kit Young, Sophia Anne Caruso, Cate Blanchett, Liam Woon. Best friends Sophie and Agatha find themselves on opposing sides of an epic battle when they're swept away into an enchanted school where
Given the high profiles of the film’s supporting cast, it shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that the two leads are often overshadowed by the veteran actors around them, but it’s still a bit disappointing to see Wylie and Caruso’s characters fade into the background as often as t...
Apair of teenage besties wince their way through an epic YA novel’s worth of flat lighting, arcane plot twists, and cheesy set pieces.
Sophie’s roommates tell her the history of the school. There were once two School Masters who were twin brothers. One was good; the other was evil. The brothers ran the school and protected the Storian, ensuring the balance of good and evil. The evil brother tried to seize the Storian...
The movie examines classic fairy tale tropes and critiques the binary idea of "good and evil." Of course, it would be impossible forThe School for Good and Evilcharactersto make those points without making references to the fairy tales in question. Characters and artifacts from those stories ar...
The School for Good and Evilis one ofNetflix's most promising releases of 2022, and with Chainani previously praising the film's production and Feig's handling of the source material, the film may be the start of the next popular young-adult fantasy franchise for a new generation. The tra...
The School For Good And Evilcould have put more into Rafal as a villain, moving beyond his wish for evil to conquer good. However, both the movie and the series share the representation of fairytale characters and their contrast between a magical world and a non-magical one. ...
All of the familiar elements are there from the fantastical world-building to the plucky 'ordinary' lead characters, but there's also a notable flaw. The School for Good and Evil is an exposition-heavy two hours-plus of set-up, intended to lay the foundations for the inevitable sequels, ...
Magic and romance battle each other in this much anticipated sequel to the New York Times bestselling novel The School for Good and Evil. Best friends Sophie and Agatha return to the spectacular world where the only way out of a fairy tale is to live through one. Together, they have the...
TheNew York Timesbestselling School for Good and Evil series is an epic journey into a dazzling new world, where the only way out of a fairy tale is to live through one. Start here to follow Sophie, Agatha, and everyone at school from the beginning!