Recent College Scandals Make Hugh Jackman’s ‘Bad Education’ Relevant and Rage-Inducing in Toronto

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Recent College Scandals Make Hugh Jackman’s ‘Bad Education’ Relevant and Rage-Inducing in Toronto
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Hugh Jackman’s embezzlement drama “Bad Education” debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sunday night with apt timing, as the sharply executed film offers parallels…

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Jackman’s Tassone answers to a board of directors who are positioned as wealthy private citizens, obsessed with improving the academics and appearances of their schools to propel their children to greater success and subsequently raise property value. Tassone, in turn, sees himself as a community leader and spokesmodel entitled to $30,000 dry cleaning tabs, cosmetic procedures and first-class getaways with male lovers .

Tassone and Gluckin’s crimes were exposed in real life by the student journalists writing for the district’s high school paper. A composite of those kids is played ably by Geraldine Viswanathan . When she approaches the paper’s editor with proof of Tassone’s criminal activity, he hesitates.

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