‘Reality Bites’
I love Cameron Crowe’s Singles, but I find the 1994 cult classic Reality Bites to be the more relatable movie of the two. Starring Winona Ryder, Ethan Hawke, Ben Stiller (also making his directorial debut), Janeane Garofalo, and Steve Zahn, the film perfectly encapsulates the struggles of emerging adulthood. Reconciling aspirations with reality, Reality Bites follows a bunch of twenty-something postgrads trying to figure it all out. It’s genuine, quick-witted, and extremely ’90s. “I mean, try at something for once in your life. Do something about it, but you know what? You better do it now, and you better do it fast, because the world doesn’t owe you any favors.” Reality Bites is currently streaming on Starz.