For readers who are too young to be facing the workplace this January and have returning to school to contend with instead, what better way to lift your spirits than to watch the ultimate in youthful rebellion - the anarchic, hilarious Ferris Bueller's Day Off. No one likes school at the best of time, but Ferris Bueller dislikes it more than most and is determined to bunk off for the day whilst dragging his friends along for the ride. A classic 80s comedy (indeed, one of the very best), this is as much director John Hughes's love letter to the city of Chicago, which the truant kids explore in their "borrowed" Ferrari. As much as Ferris Bueller's Day Off is infused with a spirit of rebellion, it's also full of warmth and good-spiritedness - one critic once described it as "something of a suicide prevention film," which is a great summary of exactly why you should be putting it on this month.
