With: Jaeden Martell, Isis Hainsworth, Adrian Greensmith, Brett Gelman, Joe Manganiello
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Written by: D.B. Weiss
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Directed by: Peter Sollett
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MPAA Rating: R for language throughout, sexual references, nudity, and drug/alcohol use – all involving teens
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Running Time: 98
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Date: 04/08/2022
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Thrash Points
By Jeffrey M. Anderson
An unusually delightful high-school coming-of-age story, Metal Lords is a big, huggable movie, with, surprisingly, a bit of a sledgehammer edge. Long-haired metal fan Hunter (Adrian Greensmith) and his unlikely best friend, nerdy Kevin (Jaeden Martell, from It and Knives Out), are in a band together; Kevin practices playing on a full drum kit after playing a single drum in the school marching band. After a run-in with the school bully, Hunter impulsively signs them up for the Battle of the Bands competition, but they need a bass player. Enter Emily, a Scottish student who is kicked off of the school band, but is actually a brilliant cello player. Kevin tries to convince Hunter to allow Emily into the band ("no Yoko Onos!"), while many other obstacles arise before the big show. It may be familiar stuff, but it's lively and "metal" enough to rawk on its own terms.
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