‘Heathers’ – 1980s Satire Is Sharper Than Ever 35 Years Later

“When I was just a little girl I asked my mother, what will I be? Will I be pretty? Will I be rich? Here’s what she said to me: Qué será, será. Whatever will be, will be” The opening of Michael Lehmann’s Heathers begins with a dreamy cover of a familiar song. Angelic voices ask […]

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‘Heathers’ Exposes the Dark Heart of High School [The Lady Killers]

“Are we going to prom or to hell?” What’s the most important decision a teenager can make? Is it what to do with 5 million dollars two days before aliens blow up the planet? Is it what kind of corn nuts make the best pre-fraternity party snack? According to Michael Lehmann’s dark cult comedy Heathers, […]

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My Boyfriend’s Back: Horror’s Best and Worst Boyfriends [1989 Week]

Presented by Lisa Frankenstein, 1989 Week is dialing the clock back to the crossroads year for the genre with a full week of features that dig six feet under into the year. Today, Jenn Adams weighs in on the dreamiest and scariest boyfriends the genre has to offer. We’ve all dated our fair share of bad boys. […]

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Hell Is a Teenage Girl: 1989’s Five Baddest Teen Queens [1989 Week]

Presented by Lisa Frankenstein, 1989 Week is dialing the clock back to the crossroads year for the genre with a full week of features that dig six feet under into the year. Today, Rachel Reeves lists the five baddest teen queens of 1989. Bridging the gap between the ’80s and ’90s, 1989 was an interesting year […]

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