Art School Confidential

This is basically another one of those 'awkward teenage boy tries to get the beautiful girl' kind of flicks, which all the while pokes fun at the world of art and art school in particular. Having graduated with a BA in... Full review

As a former art student, I can tell you that this film is sadly accurate. Technical merit is overlooked for gimmicky pretentious concepts, that is, until you go crazy, get depressed, or cut an ear off.... Full review

Jerome, the young man at the center of this story, changes his suburban existence for the art scene being taught at Strathmore's, a place that should be avoided like the plague. Jerome, who has been the butt of all the bullies... Full review

I liked this movie. But you might not get some of the jokes unless you've taken college art classes. If you have it will definitely make you smile.... Full review

Art school students and fans of the movie Ghost World MUST see this movie... everyone else SHOULD. Well, maybe not George Bush or Pat Roberson, but normal people should. It's outrageously funny in many ways... crudely, satirically, critically and cynically. Yet... Full review

Yesterday I went to my local art theater to watch an art film about a future artist attending art school. Whew! I'm glad I got that out! But lets chat about this art film, shall we? Here we go...It's got... Full review

For the first 30 minutes, 'Art School Confidential' sets itself up as a coming of age movie. But instead of at that pivotal moment when one comes of age, Jerome the aspiring artist turns to the dark side and begins... Full review

I don't understand why this movie has attracted negative reviews. When I saw it the audience - including me - was laughing out loud. Sure, it isn't the cleverest film ever but it is unfailingly entertaining. The performances are great... Full review

First off, let me just say how much I love Max Minghella. I saw Bee Season at a film festival a while back and straight off knew he was going to do fantastic things with his career. So far he's... Full review

I think that those who felt the movie started as an excellent parody of art schools but then failed by turning dark, you've missed the point. By turning dark, you start to fear for the main character only to be... Full review

Art School Confidential may sound dismal Now Zwigoff and Clowes have teamed up once again for Art School Confidential , a far darker work, just as funny, but with no such comforting closure. ... Full Review

One is a dissolute and bitter failed artist played frighteningly by Jim Broadbent. The filmmakers make some pertinent observations about some of the hypocritical and preposterous facets of Big Art and the people involved. ... Full Review

This combination makes Art School Confidential turn darkly and not quite so coherently There is a talented cast of supporting characters around Max Minghella that fleshes things out ... Full Review

Still Art School Confidential is funny and enjoyable. The film is brash and superficial. Having gone to art school, Art School Confidential nails many of them. Jerome (Max Minghella) is a freshman art school student who is obviously talented. ... Full Review

He tries hipster chicks, sheltered suburban girls, and trampy girls, all of whom his friend Bardo (the hilarious Joel Moore) charmingly calls "art skanks. There's a lot, plot-wise, to recommend this film, and lovers of dark comedies will relish it. ... Full Review

What's new and/or interesting in Philly theaters this weekend.Art School Confidential - The makers of Ghost World team up again for another movie based on a comic. ... Full Article

When Jerome Platz (Zachary Maurer) is in middle school, he and his classmates are assigned to dress up as their favorite historical figures, then describe themselves to a room full of blank, made-up and bearded faces. ... Full Article

Terry Zwigoff, the inflammatory director of some of this decades brightest, most incisive, and offbeat comedies (like features Ghost World and Bad Santa ; not to mention the brilliant documentary Crumb ) has made his first official misstep with the... ... Full Article

Art School Confidential, an acerbic social satire adapted from the illustrated comic book of the same name, revolves around Jerome (Max Minghella), an idealistic freshman from the sticks set to matriculate at Strathmore Institute, a fictional art school in New... ... Full Article

Five years ago, director Terry Zwigoff and writer Daniel Clowes mocked the pretensions and politics of art school in Ghost World , a modest independent hit that helped launch the grown-up, art-house phase of Scarlett Johansson's career. ... Full Article