By Bob Bloom The following titles are being released on Tuesday, Sept. 8, unless otherwise noted: Bad Education (DVD) Details: 2020, HBO Home Entertainment Rated: Not rated The lowdown: Hugh Jackman and Allison Janney shine in this HBO movie, based on the true story of embezzlement and corruption in an upscale suburban Long Island school district. Jackman portrays superintendent Frank Tassone and Janney as Roslyn district business manager Pam Gluckin. Together, Tassone and Gluckin work to make the Roslyn schools, especially its high school, into one of the best in the nation. Their downfall comes when a dogged reporter for the high school newspaper inadvertently uncovers financial shenanigans that lead to the undoing of Tassone and Gluckin. The film is a splendid mixture of drama, comedy and audacity, abetted by solid supporting performances by Geraldine Viswanathan, Alex Wolff, Rafael Casal, Ray Romano and Annaleigh Ashford. Because of FTC guidelines, I must include the following: “Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided me with a free copy of the DVD I reviewed in this column. The opinions I share I my own. With or without this disclaimer, “Bad Education” is a stinging satire on the pressure put on school administrators to succeed at any cost.
New to View: Sept. 8
New to View: Sept. 8
New to View: Sept. 8
By Bob Bloom The following titles are being released on Tuesday, Sept. 8, unless otherwise noted: Bad Education (DVD) Details: 2020, HBO Home Entertainment Rated: Not rated The lowdown: Hugh Jackman and Allison Janney shine in this HBO movie, based on the true story of embezzlement and corruption in an upscale suburban Long Island school district. Jackman portrays superintendent Frank Tassone and Janney as Roslyn district business manager Pam Gluckin. Together, Tassone and Gluckin work to make the Roslyn schools, especially its high school, into one of the best in the nation. Their downfall comes when a dogged reporter for the high school newspaper inadvertently uncovers financial shenanigans that lead to the undoing of Tassone and Gluckin. The film is a splendid mixture of drama, comedy and audacity, abetted by solid supporting performances by Geraldine Viswanathan, Alex Wolff, Rafael Casal, Ray Romano and Annaleigh Ashford. Because of FTC guidelines, I must include the following: “Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided me with a free copy of the DVD I reviewed in this column. The opinions I share I my own. With or without this disclaimer, “Bad Education” is a stinging satire on the pressure put on school administrators to succeed at any cost.