My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea

Name: My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Animation
Released: April 14, 2017
Duration: 75 min
Rating: 72

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GKIDS | Release Date: April 14, 2017 | Not Rated

Summary: Dash (Jason Schwartzman) and his best friend Assaf (Reggie Watts) are preparing for another year at Tides High School muckraking on behalf of their widely-distributed but little-read school newspaper, edited by their friend Verti (Maya Rudolph). But just when a blossoming relationship between Assaf and Verti threatens to destroy the boys’Dash (Jason Schwartzman) and his best friend Assaf (Reggie Watts) are preparing for another year at Tides High School muckraking on behalf of their widely-distributed but little-read school newspaper, edited by their friend Verti (Maya Rudolph). But just when a blossoming relationship between Assaf and Verti threatens to destroy the boys’ friendship, Dash learns of the administration’s cover-up that puts all the students in danger. As disaster erupts and the friends race to escape through the roof of the school, they are joined by a popular know-it- all (Lena Dunham) and a lunch lady (Susan Sarandon) who is much more than meets the eye. [Gkids]… Expand

Director: Dash Shaw

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy, Animation

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 75 min

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IndieWire Eric Kohn

Sep 17, 2016

Not every moment stimulates a belly laugh, but that’s part of the point. My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea is more thoughtful than meets the eye, a cockeyed ode to what it feels like when nobody takes you seriously. Read full review

Dave White

Apr 14, 2017

Layered images, un-erased pencil strokes, odd color blocking, jagged edges, heavy lines, painted frames with visible brush strokes, juxtapositions of marker, crayon, and charcoal, collage techniques, photographic effects, a set of psychedelic human lungs: this is is low-budget ambition firing on all cylinders. Read full review

The Guardian Benjamin Lee

Sep 17, 2016

At a tight 72 minutes, the film is a quick and dazzling burst of pleasure, pulling together so many opposing visuals, ideas and genres and coming up with something dazzling as a result. Read full review

A.A. Dowd

Apr 12, 2017

This handmade approach is a big part of the film’s DIY charm. It’s also a perfect match for the story, which seems to have been pulled, too, from the messy locker of teen-boy imagination. Read full review

Robert Abele

Apr 13, 2017

As externalized visions of high school hellishness go, Shaw’s doesn’t always translate into the most cohesively entertaining of mash-ups, but his techniques are attention-grabbers. Read full review

Tim Grierson

Sep 17, 2016

My Entire High School Sinking Into The Sea is slight and uneven, but its quirky, handmade aesthetic nicely conveys its characters’ adolescent vulnerability and restless spirit. Read full review

Owen Gleiberman

Sep 17, 2016

My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea feels like a first draft, the one that needed to be written before the second draft added flesh and blood. Read full review

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KeithDow

May 3, 2017

'My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea' is what I imagine Wes Anderson's storyboards would look like if viewed through a kaleidoscope ... which is a good thing!

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Brent_Marchant

May 6, 2017

Despite some truly innovative animation and some genuinely funny material, this colorfully drawn high school comedy comes up short in delivering sustained laughs or in presenting a clear point of view. It's like a collection of inspired bits strung together with long lapses ofDespite some truly innovative animation and some genuinely funny material, this colorfully drawn high school comedy comes up short in delivering sustained laughs or in presenting a clear point of view. It's like a collection of inspired bits strung together with long lapses of inconsequential padding. That's unfortunate, too, since this really could have been a stellar offering if the jokes hadn't been nearly so sporadic and the narrative so largely unfocused.… Expand

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Bikerjames

May 16, 2018

Although I applaud the look and artsy animation, the movie wasn't funny and the angst-driven teenagers were unlikable.

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