I only really had two small objections to the film. The previously mentioned scenes with Selah’s mother are quick asides that give a small callback to Poe’s work on The Fits. There’s a grit mixed with quirkiness that is the overriding mood. It was unsurprising to hear Poe on April Wolfe’s Switchblade Sisters stating that her major influences for Selah and the Spades were Ryan Johnson’s Brick and Wes Anderson’s films. The overall look and feel of the film is part hardboiled noir and part fantasy all mixed up in a teen drama. No matter, this is a cast to keep your eyes on. I felt O’Connor really stood out and (so far) her only claim to fame is that she’s slated to be in the upcoming Ghostbusters reboot. Mercedes and When They See Us for Jerome. Simone and Jerome have both had good runs in television with Greenleaf for Simone and Mr. The young cast is excellent even if they are a little light on film credits. The film then turns to waiting for it to unravel and see who comes out on top.
We see private moments where Selah seems to have no control at all and glimpses of a homelife that seem to have caused her obsession for perfection. There’s a lot of battling for position inside and out of these cliques and Selah seems to rule it all with a cool head.Īs the story progresses, we start to see the cracks as she’s favoring a newcomer, Paloma ( Celeste O’Connor), over her longtime cohort, Maxxie ( Jharrel Jerome), as heir apparent when Selah’s senior year ends. Each of the cliques have their own specialty, but it is clear that The Spades’ specialty, recreational drug supply, is most necessary for the day to day operation of the school. It’s the story of Selah ( Lovie Simone), a senior and head of The Spades, one of the five major cliques at Haldwell. While it’s Rated R, this is aimed at and, I think, perfectly suited for the 14-20 age bracket. So, if for nothing else, you should check this out just to show your Philly pride.īut that’s not all this has to offer.
Poe is a West Philly native that attended Swarthmore College for Film and Literature and has set her feature at a fiction boarding school (Haldwell) in the distant suburbs of the city. Her only other credit that you may be familiar with was still photography on 2016’s The Fits.
#SELAH AND THE SPADES MOVIE#
You know that feeling you get when you see a movie and it makes you excited to see what the filmmaker will do next? Selah and the Spades is the debut feature from writer/director Tayarisha Poe and it does just that. MPAA rating: R for teen drug content, and language Starring Lovie Simone, Jharrel Jerome and Celeste O'Connor
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