Review of Eighth Grade (2018) by Bob K — 06 Sep 2018

Before seeing this movie, I had to know if it was going into "Thirteen" territory, because that's a movie that should be seen once, but only once. Eighth Grade does not "go there" thank goodness, despite the R rating, which you've probably read by now hinged on the number of f-bombs exceeding 1. This is awkward if you remember being a teen, or are one (like the girl I saw it with), or are the father of a teen, but it's very optimistic, and has a message that each of us is capable of choosing our peers, and we shouldn't be dependent on anyone else's judgment to determine our self-worth.

Stick with that new friend, Kayla. The two of you might end up owning the world someday.