During a film unit in the Advanced American Literature class, students wrote reviews of classic American movies. We’ve gathered a collection for you here, ranging from thriller to spy to classic ’80s films – enjoy! 

by Hope Ferris, ’18 Picture this: a film with an unnecessarily complicated plot line, dizzying chase scenes with near constant motion, international political intrigue driven by cold war tensions, an icy double-crossing blonde, a wealthy British villain with an ultra-posh and secluded lair, an impeccably dressed lady-killer of a protagonist, excessive amounts of expensive alcohol,… Read More Film Review – North by Northwest

by Caroline Brewer, ’18 The Breakfast Club is a brutally honest 1985 cult classic that conveys teenage vulnerability in an unparalleled manner, cashing in and appealing to our society’s concept of what it truly means to be a teenager in America. Five unattended teenagers in a room would typically be considered a recipe for trouble,… Read More Film Review – The Breakfast Club

by Chelsea Fang, ’18 A film that focuses simultaneously on the dark cyclicality of life and on disruptive, stunning twists and turns that leave you shocked and unsettled to the bone, Alfred Hitchcock’s 1958 psychological thriller, Vertigo, is a whirlwind of an experience that leaves you under its dizzying spell. Following an incident that results… Read More Film Review – Vertigo