re watched with my brother who was was watching this for the first time and 5 minutes into it he goes “ohhh wait actually i think I've heard of this before. its like on that one victorious episode right?”
Reviews tagged ‘coming-of-age’ by megan Patron
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Stand by Me 1986
ppl throw this phrase around a lot but they really just DON’T make films like this anymore :( my heart is so full
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Dead Poets Society 1989
“but poetry, beauty, romance, love these are what we stay alive for”
missing robin williams hours :,( this film is so special & means so much to me i remember watching it in freshman english class in hs, one of the only films i could fully pay attention to in school. this film changed the way i thought about life and it warms my heart in the deepest of ways but also breaks it into a million pieces at the same time.
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The Basketball Diaries 1995
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
tw // drugs, substance abuse
we all know leo is an amazing actor, but do you ever watch a film and you completely get lost in it to the point where it feels the character is no longer an actor at all but they are one. leo was jim, i was no longer watching leonardo dicaprio act but i was watching jim carroll’s life story. leo no longer existed, my brain completely detached the artist from art. it seemed so…
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Good Will Hunting 1997
“you’ll have bad times but it’ll always wake you up to the good stuff you weren’t paying attention to”
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Slums of Beverly Hills 1998
a coming-of-age comedy with natasha lyonne and marisa tomei set in the 70’s with cute outfits, what more could you ask for?
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American Beauty 1999
“do you ever feel like a plastic bag?” - wise words from katy perry
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Almost Famous 2000
the scene in the tour bus where they sing tiny dancer, yeah that’s everything to me
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White Oleander 2002
“I don't know how to express that being with someone so dangerous is the last time I felt safe.”
such an underrated film in my opinion. so personal, tragic, and devastatingly beautiful. a true piece of art that deserves more recognition. the acting is amazing and i’m so glad i revisited this movie years later, bc i forgot how much it meant to me and i feel like a lot of people could benefit from watching. astrid’s journey to truly…Translated from by -