The Holdovers is a masterpiece, but it's especially great if you're a teacher. Here's why.

Harry went through a lot of Defense Against the Dark Arts teachers during his time at Hogwarts. Some were good, others weren't. Let's talk about it.

Rebel Wilson reminisces on the time she locked a teacher in a cupboard for hours.

Creator Hannah Fidell has been living with the story of A Teacher for quite some time. After her 2013 independent film of the same name premiered at Sundance, she began developing how it would work as a longer story, one that explored the full ramifications of what happens when a teacher (Kate Mara) crosses the line with one of her students (Nick Robinson). The result, which just debuted on FX on Hulu, is a gripping look at a fundamentally abusive relationship, one which the show doesn't shy away from exploring in all its complications. Below, Fidell takes us through …

The most important and impactful creative choice made by A Teacher happens in the very first seconds, as each episode opens with the following warning: This series contains sexual situations as well as depictions of grooming that may be disturbing. Viewer discretion is advised. It's a blunt statement about the content you're about to watch, and it comes in sharp contrast to the somewhat dreamy tone established in the first episodes of the FX limited series about a teacher and student who become far too close on a legal and moral level. It's a relatively simple premise: …

You can never have too much Justin Timberlake and Jason Segel, and Bad Teacher proves that.

The official trailer for FX on Hulu's A Teacher has arrived. The 10-episode limited series stars Kate Mara and Nick Robinson as a teacher and her student who must face the serious consequences of their illicit (and very illegal) affair. A Teacher comes from creator, writer, director, and executive producer Hannah Fidell. Fidell also wrote and directed the 2013 indie of the same name on which the series is based. [caption id="attachment_926987" align="alignright" width="360"] Image via FX on Hulu[/caption] The trailer for A Teacher hits what will likely be the big beats of the …

If you're a teacher, then you can relate to these movies. Every single one of them. Well, besides the last one. But that one's fun, which is why it's on this list!

If you’re a fan of Harry Potter, then you know full well that when it comes to the Defense Against the Dark Arts teaching position, something fishy’s always going on. Throughout the franchise, more often than not the teacher heading up this kind-of-important class is bad news, and it has caused a litany of headaches for Harry, Hermione, and Ron along the way. Which is a shame because, well, learning how to defend oneself from dark witches and wizards becomes a tad important as the Harry Potter franchise wears on, given the rise of you-know-…

Directed by Cory Finley and inspired by a wild real-life story, the darkly comic HBO Films original production Bad Education tells the unbelievable tale of the largest embezzlement scheme in American public school history. When charismatic superintendent Frank Tassone (superbly brought to life by Hugh Jackman), part passionate educator and part expert manipulator, is discovered to have stolen millions from the Roslyn school district in New York in 2004, his secret life is brought to light, exposing a level of greed, corruption and lack of accountability that would be hard to believe, if it weren’t all true. During …

J.K. Rowling has granted teachers a limited time open license to post videos of them reading Harry Potter books aloud for their online classrooms due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Kakashi may have been the teacher of three of the most powerful ninjas around, but there is a lot of evidence that he was actually a terrible teacher.

Teachers & principals from Harry Potter, Mean Girls and more can be among the most inspirational people in movies. Here's the best of them, ranked.

Being a teacher or principal in a movie means you're either an angel or the absolute worst. Here are the best examples of the most useless educators.

Dumbledore is one of the most beloved Harry Potter characters, and yet he didn't always make the best decisions as a teacher.

Bring It's dance coach, John Conner III, has pleaded guilty to sex with a minor and exposing a teen to HIV although being aware of his diagnosis.

If you’ve ever been a drama and/or theater kid, this cut for time SNL sketch may cut deep. Will Ferrell returned to the Saturday Night Live stage this past weekend, and one of the sketches that didn’t make it to air finds him playing a drama/theatre teacher who relishes in toying with his students as they anxiously await the cast list for their next musical production. Ferrell is excellent here as a flamboyant, cruel teacher who knows exactly what each of his students wants and how to push their buttons. There’s the overzealous lead; the …

Cobra Kai season 1 episode 3 "Esqueleto" finds Johnny rebuilding the dojo and being a mentor to Miguel - which doesn't go very well.

Those who can't do teach, but in Harry Potter's world, those who can do very, very well definitely should be the ones teaching.

Through the Harry Potter series, some of the most powerful wizards thought defenses against the Dark Arts. Today, we rank them based on power