TORONTO 2025 Review: BAD APPLES, Bombastic Satirical Fantasy of The Modern Classroom

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The apple is such a loaded metaphor. It is the fruit of knowledge. It is the original sin. It is usually the first thing that comes to mind when associating words and images to the individual letters of the alphabet. It is what a keen student might give to a teacher, or a wicked witch to her victim. A bad apple spoils the bunch, in law enforcement, community or classroom.

 Many of these things are at play in a bold and brassy fashion in Bad Apples, a savage satire of modern pedagogy. Subtle this film is not. Apples are heard, dropping with dull thunks, before the primary coloured title card slam-bangs onto the screen.
 It is obvious from the opening seconds that this film is...

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