From the very moment the first trailer for The Great Gatsby was released, I was ecstatic with excitement. Of course, it immediately attracted cynicism and condemnation before anyone had even seen it: folk were scared that it would be more a showcase of Luhrmann's ability to use copious amounts of glitter and pretty costumes than anything else. But, as one of those rare people who actually admires Luhrmann for his thundering ambition and scope, I found that his extravagance blended…

Spring Breakers can be called, to an extent, The Great Gatsby for a modern audience. It tackles all of the same themes; greed, shallowness, the corruption of American society and its interpretation and definition of the American Dream. However, instead of our central character being a wealthy, charming socialite whose American Dream is the girl he has waited years for, we simply have four girls who want to want to escape their routine and mind-numbing suburban lives and enjoy their…

It took me over sixteen years to finally get around to seeing this masterwork. Without a doubt the best coming of age movie I've seen, The Breakfast Club made me me feel almost every feeling that it's possible to feel. It's very rare that a film can touch me, sadden me and overjoy me all at once, sometimes within the same five minutes. Even if the rest of the film was poor, I would be tempted to give the film…