Also featured in Ramona Magazine. Coming-of-age films are a genuine treasure to cinema. And so is John Hughes, who brought us the 80s classics, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, The Breakfast Club, and Sixteen Candles. Unrelated to Hughes, there’s also the incredible Heathers, Clueless, and Mean Girls—my favourite unofficial trilogy of films from the 80s, 90s and 2000s. But what about the…
Archives for January 2016
Film Review: Suspiria (1977)
“Bad luck isn’t brought by broken mirrors, but by broken minds.” A surrealist work of art with an incredible set design, cinematography and a violent, disturbing soundtrack. Italian director Dario Argento created the horror masterpiece that is Suspiria in 1977. This film has achieved cult status with its bizarre and unsettling tones, making it a feature that…
Film Review: Freeheld (2015)
“The only thing I care about is justice for the woman I love.“ Freeheld is a film that is based on true events which has demanded attention since it announced its lead stars Julianne Moore and Elliot Page. It tells the story of Laurel Hester, a police officer in Ocean County, New Jersey, who is eventually…
Film Review: Timer (2009)
“If a clock could count down to the moment you meet your soul mate, would you want to know?” Timer (2009), stylised as TiMER, is the feature length film debut, both written and directed, by Jac Schaeffer that carries an interesting premise. A company produces an all-new type of matchmaking device named “the timer” which…