feel-goodest movie ever (The Sapphires review)
You’ve seen this story before, but never pulled off with so much joie de vivre.
1960s
question of the day: 50 years of Bond, Beatles, and Doctor Who: coincidence or something in the water in early 60s Britain?
Three huge icons from across the pop culture spectrum were born in the early 1960s in Britain. Is that merely a fluke of fate?
Men in Black III (review)
A time travel plot can feel like a huge narrative swindle if not handled correctly. But there’s no big do-over button hovering over this tale. Nope: the timey-wimey stuff here is clever, funny, thrilling, even poignant.
retro ad: late 1950s/early 1960s Keds sneakers commercial
Mommy, why is the clown singing at me?!
question of the day: Why is 1990s nostalgia being ignored by filmmakers?
I think it’s especially mysterious when we think back on how optimistic the 90s were in a many ways, certainly compared to the despair of today.
retro ad: 1960s Coke commercial: Coke keeps you thin!
In the days before 20-ounce Cokes loaded with high-fructose corn syrup, this was probably actually true…
retro ad: late 60s/early 70s Kentucky Fried Chicken commercial
If only Freud had lived to see the answer we discovered to his great question: What do women want? KFC.
The Raven (retro trailer)
Before you see John Cusack’s movie…
retro ad: 1960s Captain Action commercial
Captain Action is a fraud — a fraud, I say!
retro ad: 1960s Bonnie and Clyde-themed Pontiac GTO commercial
Pontiac! The choice of time-travelling bank robbers everywhere.
