PJ Harvey, Dosh, The Weakerthans, Cornelius, Juana Molina, Gaby Kerpel, Fiona Apple, Stereolab, Wilco, Fog...
Raising Victor Vargas American Beauty, Annie Hall, Best In Show, Lost in Translation, The Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink, Ferris Buellers Day Off, etc.
Arrested Development, Pete and Pete, Degrassi, Saved by the Bell
Anything by Lorrie Moore, especially Anagrams, Interpreter of Maladies, Catcher in the Rye, Poisonwood Bible, A Hundred Years of Solitude, Heart Songs,