Happy Birthday Archives — Page 25 of 27

10/06/202009/28/2025inLooking Back, Happy Birthdayby Reyzando Nawara6 min read

The Post-College Ennui of Kicking and Screaming, 25 Years Later

In Noah Baumbach’s 1995 debut feature Kicking and Screaming, everyone is having trouble leaving the comfortable nest of college. Grover (Josh […]

10/05/202003/02/2024inLooking Back, Happy Birthdayby Roxana Hadadi10 min read

Strange Days at 25 and the End of the World

As Kathryn Bigelow’s sci-fi thriller turns 25, a look back on its prescient and powerful commentary on police brutality and virtual reality.

09/29/202003/02/2024inLooking Back, Happy Birthdayby Roxana Hadadi6 min read

In Praise of Difficult Women: Girlfight at 20

The dual debut of both director Karyn Kusama and star Michelle Rodriguez, ‘Girlfight’ (released 20 years ago this week) remains a fierce manifesto for getting – and staying – angry.

09/28/202003/02/2024inLooking Back, Happy Birthdayby Anya Stanley12 min read

The Shakespearean Theatricality of King of New York

Abel Ferrara’s crime drama, released 30 years ago this week, casts Christopher Walken as a singularly coldblooded antihero.

09/21/202003/02/2024inLooking Back, Happy Birthdayby Roxana Hadadi9 min read

The Quintessentially ’90s Empire Records Has Aged Better Than You Think

It’s a time capsule of ‘90s fashion, music, and attitudes. But its central ethos has, if anything, grown more poignant with the passage of time.

09/15/202003/02/2024inLooking Back, Happy Birthdayby Audrey Fox5 min read

Hackers Was a Prescient Peek Into Our Online Identity

‘Hackers,’ released 25 years ago today, is in many ways a mid-‘90s relic. But it also predicted much about the way we choose to see and present ourselves in the not-so-real world.

09/14/202003/02/2024inLooking Back, Happy Birthdayby Roxana Hadadi9 min read

The Pure Sincerity of Cameron Crowe’s Almost Famous Remains a Rare Delight

“The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what you share with someone else when you’re uncool.” A look back at ‘Almost Famous,’ released 20 years ago this week.

09/11/202003/02/2024inLooking Back, Happy Birthdayby Audrey Fox5 min read

Why Five Easy Pieces is Jack Nicholson’s Most Underrated Performance

When ‘Five Easy Pieces’ hit theaters 50 years ago, moviegoers saw a Jack Nicholson they hadn’t seen before – and rarely have since.

09/08/202003/02/2024inLooking Back, Happy Birthdayby Josh Spiegel5 min read

Psycho at 60 and the Trailer as Art

When Alfred Hitchcock’s classic went into wide release 60 years ago today, it was preceded by a very unusual trailer. A look back at that clip, and the marketing it influenced: