Heathers is raucous and provocative, not to mention endlessly quotable, with depth of commentary on social hierarchy and the high school experience that make it such an iconic film. Winona Ryder stars as Veronica, a quick-witted student desperate to escape the vapid clique of “Heathers” destroying her teen dream, who winds up in deadly territory when she teams with the stone-cold gorgeous school sociopath ( Christian Slater) to get rid of them. – Matt GoldbergĬast: Winona Ryder, Christian Slater, Shannen Doherty, Lisanne Falk, Kim Walker, Penelope Milford, Glenn Shadixīefore Heathers: The Musical introduced a new generation to Veronica Sawyer and the dangers of Jason Dean, Michael Lehmann’s 1998 high school comedy took a deep dive into the murky, murdery depths of teen nihilism. Thankfully, now you can and should make time for this darkly comic and lovely film that will definitely help you if you're going through an existential crisis. The chemistry between Langford and Plummer is terrific, with Langford giving a performance that would have landed her on the A-list if Spontaneous' release hadn't been buried by the pandemic. But during this chaos, Mara finds love with her classmate Dylan ( Charlie Plummer), and their romance seems to make the world go round for as long as they stay in one piece. Mara ( Katherine Langford) is a sardonic, cynical teenager whose fellow seniors inexplicably start "popping" into giant splatters of blood.
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Growing up is hard, especially when you could spontaneously combust at any time. Meredith LoftusĬast: Katherine Langford, Charlie Plummer, Hayley Law, Piper Perabo, Rob Huebel and Yvonne Orji The Nanny Diaries offers a lens into the gray areas of life while figuring out what matters most. Her employers push her to her breaking point, where she goes off on a teddy bear nanny cam to give Laura Linney and Paul Giamatti a piece of her mind. Her employers are absentee parents, often neglecting their son for the attention he craves they expect their child to be out of the way and well-behaved, instead of attending to what he needs. While employed with them, she meets one of the tenants in the building, future Avengers co-star Chris Evans, and learns to juggle her job and her new relationship.įor its many comedic moments Annie experiences as a nanny, there’s heavy drama regarding the dysfunction of this seemingly perfect family. Unsure what to do in her post grad life, Annie ( Scarlett Johansson) takes a job as a nanny for a privileged Upper East Side family. Chase Hutchinsonĭirector: Shari Springer Berman and Robert PulciniĬast: Scarlett Johansson, Laura Linney, Alicia Keys, Chris Evans, Donna Murphy, Paul Giamatti
Page captures this vulnerability and vision with ease, making for an experience that finds a tender passion in the life of its underdogs who have carved out a world for themselves. It is a film that doesn’t reinvent the wheel but instead sends it speeding ahead, packing both a sense of joy mixed with melancholy in the struggles of its central character trying to find a path forward. The world of roller derby brings freedom and a new sense of meaning for Bliss, though it can’t last forever, as a choice will have to be made between these two vastly different worlds. It stars Elliot Page as Bliss Cavendar, a scrappy misfit living in small-town Texas who secretly joins a roller derby team to escape the crushing conformity of a controlling mother and the world of beauty pageants. Cast: Elliot Page, Drew Barrymore, Kristen WiigĪ film that remains forever slept on for all its wit and charm, Whip It sees Drew Barrymore confidently direct a comedy-drama that hits all the right notes.