Happy 20th anniversary to this essential entry in the American film canon, to all who celebrate. I’m not kidding. Mean Girls perfectly captures what American high schools are like, and the sheer circlejerking that goes into being considered “popular.”
Probably one of my all-time favorite comedies. It’s perfectly paced, and all the jokes land even if a few haven’t aged well. Rachel McAdams is Regina George. She perfectly embodies the snootiness and fake authority that go into being a so-called “head…