The heroine's sixteenth birthday turns out to be the worst day of her life, she has a crush on the most popular boy in school, the geekiest boy in school has a crush on her, her sister's getting married and, with all the excitement, the rest of her family forgets her birthday! Hughes reinvented the teen movie by introducing real emotions and anxieties behind the usual run of dating decisions, wild parties and adolescent pranks, this is the second of his trilogy, sandwiching 'The Breakfast Clu find out more...

"Josephine Decker has created a new style of thriller that employs allegory, incorporates touches of David Lynch as well as Magritte -esque imagery. Decker's setting of a remote farm feels like a metaphor for what turns out to be hell. The raw and emotional (and yes, sometimes funny) dialog tells a story that can seem familiar at points but really is meant to keep you guessing and off balance. I really enjoyed how the undertones of this film came to life through her very deft contrast of the find out more...