The School Duel
Altered Innocence | Release Date: April 24, 2026 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Next Best PictureSara ClementsMay 7, 2026
The School Duel is, at its core, a savage satire about a society so obsessed with its right to bear arms that it sacrifices its own children on the altar of nationalism. It dares to ask if patriotism has a limit and what happens when you blow past it. In doing so, Wiseman Jr. doesn’t just twist the narrative. He detonates it. Read full review
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IndieWireRyan LattanzioMay 7, 2026
A bluntly effective instrument of cinematic torture, the Tampa Bay-shot The School Duel is here to embed you in the bullets, shrapnel, and consequences of random violence. Read full review
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Austin ChronicleRichard WhittakerMay 7, 2026
There are moments in the bleak social commentary of The School Duel that make it clear that satire is dead. Or rather, that the extremity of what is happening in American culture is so grotesque that it’s almost impossible to push into the realm of absurdist commentary. Read full review
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