Note: This is a re-post of our Bad Education review from the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival. The film is now available as an HBO Original Film. While Hugh Jackman’s legacy will forever be tied to playing Wolverine in the X-Men franchise, every now and then he finds a meaty role that serves as a reminder that he’s also a tremendously skilled dramatic actor with plenty of colors that have gone underutilized for far too long. That’s the case with Bad Education, the second feature from Thoroughbreds writer/director Cory Finley in which Jackman plays …

HBO has released a full-length teaser for its upcoming Hugh Jackman movie Bad Education, which finds the former X-Men star playing a very different kind of mutant -- a crooked superintendent of schools in a small Long Island community. Directed by Cory Finley (Thoroughbreds), Bad Education is based on the true story of Frank Tassone, who works in the Roslyn School District alongside his trusted assistant superintendent Pam Gluckin (Allison Janney). He's beloved by students, parents and teachers alike, but when a plucky student reporter (Geraldine Viswanathan) decides to dig deep into some shady expense reports, she begins …

HBO has released a teaser for Cory Finley's Bad Education, which stars Hugh Jackman as a crooked Long Island superintendent whose shady dealings are discovered by a student reporter. In what some are calling the best performance of his career, Jackman plays Frank Tassone, a Long Island school superintendent who has brought great honor to the Roslyn School District with the help of his trusted assistant superintendent Pam Gluckin (Allison Janney). He's beloved by students, parents and teachers alike. But when a plucky student reporter (Geraldine Viswanathan) decides to dig deep into some expense reports, she begins to …

After its crowd-pleasing performance at the recent Toronto International Film Festival, HBO has picked up Bad Education. The drama, based on a true story, hails from writer Mike Makowsky (I Think We're Alone Now) and director Cory Finley (Thoroughbreds), and stars Hugh Jackman in the lead. He plays Frank Tassone, a Long Island public school district superintendent who led a scam that embezzled millions of dollars from the district to cover personal expenses which became increasingly exorbitant; you can get the real-life story in part here. HBO paid out upwards of $17.5 million for the picture …

While Hugh Jackman’s legacy will forever be tied to playing Wolverine in the X-Men franchise, every now and then he finds a meaty role that serves as a reminder that he’s also a tremendously skilled dramatic actor with plenty of colors that have gone underutilized for far too long. That’s the case with Bad Education, the second feature from Thoroughbreds writer/director Cory Finley in which Jackman plays a public school superintendent who becomes involved in a massive embezzlement scandal. Based on a true story, Bad Education serves as a pretty searing indictment of greed and …