Directed by Michael Lehmann There's an obvious bit of Bonnie and Clyde to Heathers, but in recent years so too can you find reasons to compare it to Mean Girls (2004), World's Greatest Dad (2009) and even Invasion of the Body Snatchers. It's a strange, dark comedy about a series of murders at a high school which the powers that be … Continue reading Heathers (1988)
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Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Directed by Tim Burton Edward Scissorhands, like many of Tim Burton's films, is undeniably unique. It's a fairytale world, a hybrid of Dr. Seuss and David Lynch, with a little bit of German Expressionism mixed in. Edward (Johnny Depp) lives in hiding up on a gothic hill above a bright, colorful, unsettling suburbia down below. … Continue reading Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Beetlejuice (1988)
Directed by Tim Burton Beetlejuice is a macabre wonder. It's a blend of the same bright, colorful, purposefully Mayberry-esque small town that you see in David Lynch's Blue Velvet, with the dark and slimy world of something like a German expressionist horror film. Adam and Barbara (Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis), are a happilyy married couple in that … Continue reading Beetlejuice (1988)
Reality Bites (1994)
Directed by Ben Stiller Set in Texas in the early 90s and co-starring Ethan Hawke, Reality Bites has a lot in common with a Richard Linklater movie, at least on the surface. This Ben Stiller-directed comedy is a post-grad story following a group of Generation X-ers, though Stiller and the studio were careful not to mention … Continue reading Reality Bites (1994)
