Thoroughbreds

THE GIST: Amanda and Lily were once childhood friends but have since grown apart. Amanda seems to have emotional attachment issues that have perhaps gone untended for too long. Lily, meanwhile, has her own issues in school and with her stepfather at home. When the two girls reunite, random conversations lead to hatching a plan that might just solve all their problems.

Thoroughbreds is billed as a comedy, and it certainly has aspects of it, but it's probably the darkest comedy I've ever seen. That's a compliment, by the way.

Olivia Cooke and Ana Taylor-Joy are amazing, and it's lovely to see Anton Yelchin in one of his final performances.

THE BOTTOM LINE: Here's a comedy interlaced with tension and antisocial behavior that surprises beginning to end. Watch it.

Grade: 8