oh wait what do we mean by "read up" because i took it to mean even looking at the little blurb/premise on sites
but i see now it makes more sense to see it as things beyond that? either way sometimes i don't even know the premise of a movie before watching it if i'm already familiar with the director
For Thoroughbreds, this is how much I read up on it, the first two paragraphs on the wiki. Spoilers just in case.
Thoroughbreds is a 2017 American dark comedy thriller film[4] written and directed by Cory Finley, in his directorial debut. It stars Olivia Cooke, Anya Taylor-Joy, Anton Yelchin, Paul Sparks, and Francie Swift. The film had its world premiere under its original title Thoroughbred at the Sundance Film Festival on January 21, 2017, and was released on March 9, 2018, by Focus Features. It is the last U.S. theatrical release to star Yelchin, who died in June 2016.
Thoroughbreds follows high-school student Lily (Taylor-Joy) and her emotionless friend Amanda (Cooke) as they scheme to kill Lily's stepfather (Sparks) via a contract with a drug dealer (Yelchin). The film grossed $3 million against a "mid-seven-figure budget"[2] and received positive reviews from critics, who praised the ambitious direction, screenplay, and performances, particularly from Cooke and Taylor-Joy.