Selah and the Spades (R)
synopsis
In the closed world of an elite Pennsylvania boarding school, Haldwell, the student body is run by five factions. Seventeen-year-old Selah Summers runs the most dominant group, the Spades, with unshakable poise, as they cater to the most classic of vices and supply students with coveted, illegal alcohol and pills. Tensions between the factions escalate, and when Selah's best friend/right hand Maxxie becomes distracted by a new love, Selah takes on a protégée, enamored sophomore Paloma, to whom she imparts her wisdom on ruling the school. But with graduation looming and Paloma proving an impressively quick study, Selah's fears turn sinister as she grapples with losing the control by which she defines herself.
details
Drama
1 hr. 29 min.
MovieGoer Review
Selah and the Spades is a high school movie, but it's not a carbon copy of every other high school movie out there. It's not a coming-of-age tale. It's not a rom-com. Instead, it's a serious-minded drama that takes viewers into the bubble t... MORE
synopsis
In the closed world of an elite Pennsylvania boarding school, Haldwell, the student body is run by five factions. Seventeen-year-old Selah Summers runs the most dominant group, the Spades, with unshakable poise, as they cater to the most classic of vices and supply students with coveted, illegal alcohol and pills. Tensions between the factions escalate, and when Selah's best friend/right hand Maxxie becomes distracted by a new love, Selah takes on a protégée, enamored sophomore Paloma, to whom she imparts her wisdom on ruling the school. But with graduation looming and Paloma proving an impressively quick study, Selah's fears turn sinister as she grapples with losing the control by which she defines herself.
details
Drama
1 hr. 29 min.
MovieGoer Review
Selah and the Spades is a high school movie, but it's not a carbon copy of every other high school movie out there. It's not a coming-of-age tale. It's not a rom-com. Instead, it's a serious-minded drama that takes viewers into the bubble t... MORE
