Tag: John Hughes
Feeling Like Molly Ringwald Crying Against the Wall in Sixteen Candles at Any Given Moment
Teetering on the precipice of a nervous breakdown is common among any non-lobotomized person. This is why one of the most relatable and heart-rending scenes [Read More…]
The Resonance of The Breakfast Club Thirty Years Later
On February 15, 1985, thirty years ago today, The Breakfast Club, a modest teen movie that read more like a play than a film, was [Read More…]
Mourning the Loss of the Acceptance of Maudlinness in Film (Specifically 90s Cinema)
While, at the time it was happening, the 90s appeared to be an angst-ridden, moody decade, looking back now, it seems like everyone was complaining [Read More…]
Quintessentially 80s Moves
The 1980s were brimming with distinction for a number of reasons, and not just because of the decadence and AIDS outbreaks. The way people spoke [Read More…]
The Distinct 80s Incongruities of Adventures in Babysitting
In general, the 80s as a whole were incongruous. The impractical fashions, the music that employed instruments never used before or since in mainstream pop [Read More…]
Macaulay Culkin’s Bright Fire and Slow Burn
Perhaps no one can know the true meaning of what it’s like to be a child star and then grow into a less than lovable [Read More…]
A Few Things Women Can Learn From Steff in Pretty in Pink
James Spader’s fantastically misogynistic rendering of Steff in John Hughes’ Pretty in Pink may have some women wondering what they could possibly learn from him, [Read More…]
Ally Sheedy: The Most Underrated of the Brat Pack Members
Although the collective Brat Pack has suffered a lack of fame in their post-80s lives, no other member has been quite so easy for the [Read More…]
Demented and Sad But Social: How John Bender Would Judge the 21st Century
If you’ve ever seen The Breakfast Club, you know that John Bender (played with loving attention to detail by Judd Nelson) hates just about everyone–no [Read More…]
Ringwaldian
Perhaps only in the 1980s could someone such as Molly Ringwald have been a teen idol. She was pale, redheaded and from Sacramento (not even [Read More…]
