Movie for Last Month

The Breakfast Club (1985)

The Breakfast Club is a coming of age drama/comedy focusing on a ragtag group of strangers of different cliques, who get to know each other during Saturday detention. The movie is actually director John Hughes’ second time in the director’s seat, following only a year after the release of his directorial debut Sixteen Candles. This movie was so popular when it was released, and has gotten so deeply ingrained into pop culture, that you’ll start recognizing how many movies pay homage to it after watching. Its iconic spot in pop culture is well deserved, though. This movie has a lot of fun, but isn’t scared to show more emotion and vulnerability, as well. Another huge plus is how much of a time capsule of the 80s that this movie is, full of good vibes and fun references. It’s a classic for a damn good reason.

Movie for This Month

Titanic (1987)

Titanic is a romantic period drama, centered around a romance on the 1912 sinking of the RMS Titanic. This is easily one of the best romance films of all time, and is the type of movie everyone should see at least once in their lives. Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio both give what is quite possibly the best performance of their lifetimes (which is saying something, considering their incredible careers), and have incredible chemistry. James Cameron is an absolutely masterful director, and this is also quite possibly his best work. The effort put into making this movie as beautiful as possible was astounding, including building a whole ship and a 17 million gallon tank of water for it to be filmed in, making it as authentic as possible. Also, “My Heart Will Go On” by Celine Dion is an amazing song, and was written for this movie.

A Personal Favorite

Final Destination (2000)

Final Destination is a horror movie following a group of college students who have narrowly avoided (and therefore angered) death. This movie doesn’t have the best plot, or acting, but some of the scenes are truly unforgettable. Death is angry that these people believe that they have outsmarted it, so it picks them off one by one in elaborate and often gory Rube Goldberg machine-like deaths. This movie only recently turned 25, and while it is far from a masterpiece, it’s a good time the whole way through. It is far from a family movie, but it is still an enjoyable horror popcorn movie, and features an (as always) amazingly eerie appearance from the late, great Tony Todd. Also, the franchise is getting its first installment since 2011 this May with Final Destinations: Bloodlines, so it just may be worth a rewatch before the sequel.