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- A smart, well-acted, and refreshingly messy coming-of-age story, Selah and the Spades suggests a bright future for debuting writer-director Tayarisha Poe.
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A gifted student and cheer squad leader, Selah is under pressure from a demanding mom (Gina Torres) and an ongoing rivalry with Bobby (Ana Mulvoy Ten), the leader of another faction. Power is the only antidote to Selah's latent insecurity, and she wields it relentlessly.
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Apr 14, 2020 · Amazon Studios’ Selah and the Spades is director/writer Tayarisha Poe’s directorial debut, and what a confident turn she has delivered on her first film. The film follows Selah (Lovie Simone...
Apr 21, 2020 · The secret to “Selah and the Spades,” Tayarisha Poe’s incisive debut feature streaming on Amazon Prime, lies in its meticulous presentation of the director’s personal experiences and her ...
- Lovia Gyarkye
In the exceptionally composed drama “Selah and the Spades,” high school is a battleground where cliques are locked in a struggle for control of the social scene.
Apr 15, 2020 · Review: Selah and the Spades Is a Paean to the Struggle to Be Seen. The film locates a larger truth about the presentation of self and maintaining one’s image. by Steven Scaife. April 15, 2020. At Haldwell, the boarding school at the center of Selah and the Spades, students are part of factions.
Apr 17, 2020 · “Selah and the Spades” begins by laying out the groups at war with each other, threatening the balance of the student-run crime rings of illegal drugs, illegitimate parties, underground gambling, and paying classmates to do your homework.
Selah and the Spades: Directed by Tayarisha Poe. With Lovie Simone, Celeste O'Connor, Jharrel Jerome, Jesse Williams. Five factions run the underground life of Haldwell School, a prestigious East Coast boarding school.
