Movies & Mix-Tapes

For the second part of 'Romance' week Molly shows Matt the Tarantino penned 'True Romance' (Tony Scott, 1993) starring Christian Slater and Patricia Arquette. The film follows these two deeply involved lovers as they evade the onslaught of gunmen and mobsters whilst trying to sell stolen cocaine and traverse the never-ending limits of their love for one another.

To begin 'Romance' week, I make Molly watch Richard Linklater's 'Before Sunrise' (1995), starring Ethan Hawke & Julie Delpy. The film follows these two newly met characters as they wander around Vienna, experiencing the sights, having interesting conversations and slowly falling in love with one another.

In the second part of 'Retro Horror' week, we had the pleasure of watching the Tim Burton (1999) film, Sleepy Hollow. We loved watching this Gothic-infused horror which stars Johnny Depp and Christina Ricca, following the story of a demented headless horseman who terrorizes the town of Sleepy Hollow with an endless thread of mysterious murders. Enjoy this episode and join us next episode for the first part of 'Romance' week. 

To kick off 'Retro Horror' week I make Molly watch the iconic Halloween (John Carpenter, 1978) starring Jamie Lee Curtis & Donald Pleasence. The film follows the killer Michael Myers fresh from breaking out of an insane asylum as he returns to his hometown to continue killing. 

In part two of our 'coming of age' film reviews, we have Molly's film for Matt... Whip It! (2009), directed by Drew Barrymore, starring Ellen Page. 

This week I made Molly watch the film Almost Famous (Cameron Crowe, 2000) which is set in the 1970s and tells the story of Will Miller, a young music journalist who goes on the road with the fictional band Stillwater and whilst detailing their journey for a Rolling Stone Magazine article becomes infatuated with a groupie, Penny Lane.