5 Films We Love…

Factory Girl

5. Factory Girl (2006)
• Sienna Miller assumes to role of Edie Sedgwick-pop culture’s it girl of the 60’s and Andy Warhol’s personal muse. The film centers on Sedgwick’s descend into a lifestyle of drugs, sex, and fame. Despite Hayden Christensen poor performance as the ‘musician’ aka Bob Dylan, Miller successfully captivates audiences with her uncanny performance as tragic Sedgwick.

What

4. What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)
•Based on the novel by Peter Hedges, Johnny Depp plays Gilbert- a young man stuck in a small town working at a grocery store, while talking care of his mentally handicapped brother Arnie (Leonardo Dicaprio) and obese mother. Dicaprio stellar performance – as the playful, carefree, childlike, and innocent Arnie – is reason enough to watch this film.

The Last King Of Scotland

3. The Last King of Scotland (2006)
•Based on factual events chronicling Dictator Idi Amin’s (Forest Whitaker) heinous rule over Uganda during 1970’s. Scottish doctor, Nicolas Garrigan (James McAvoy) lives up his new lavish lifestyle as Amin’s personal physician, while turning a blind eye to the mass killings happening under Amin’s order.

Nick and Norah

2. Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist (2008)
•Smart, cute, film starting the charming Michael Cera and Kat Dennings as title characters Nick and Norah. The two meet by chance on the streets of New York City and together, along with their friends, they explore the streets in search of their favourite band- where’s fluffy.

Heathers

1. Heathers (1989)
•Cult Classic. Every other teen comedy (think Mean Girls, Clueless, and Jawbreaker) pales in comparison to Heathers. This smart, dark comedy – backed by a witty script – tells the tale of Veronica, a high school teenager who hates her clique of friends – the Heathers. After hooking up with the schools ‘rebel’, the two plot to murder the most popular girls in school.