In June 1995 a pop confection hit thousands of movie screens. It seemed to embody what both boosters and critics have identified as that decade’s end-of-history nonchalance. It was, of all things, a Batman movie. And holding it together, the sturdy straight man surrounded by abject goofiness, was Val Kilmer, the actor who died at … Read more
In “The Electric State,” a young woman and a silent robot slowly make their way across the carcass of the United States, littered with beached war ships and drones. In this alternative history, machines got on a fast track to sentience during the 20th century and waged war against humanity, which barely won. By the … Read more
‘Tis the season to be “tacky” — and millennials are fa-la-la-la-loving it. Merrymakers of the 1990s are jingling all the way back to the gaudy Christmastime décor of yore, reviving maximalist tree trimming with big red bows, baubles and blinking bulbs. But the yuletide throwback trend is garnering mixed reactions from the oft-Grinchy Gen Zers, … Read more
Put down that makeup remover and throw out your hair brush — the messy, grungy look of the ’90s is back, thanks to thrift-obsessed Gen Z fashionistas. Born out of Seattle’s alt-music scene during the latter half of the 1980s, the indie, I-just-threw-this-on-and-rolled-out-of-bed aesthetic came to dominate pop culture at the dawn of the new … Read more
A popular 1990s film has sparked a discussion about how Hollywood portrayed people in their 40s in the late 20th century versus today. Filmmaker Jessica Ellis started the conversation when she tweeted a poster for “Father of the Bride 2,” featuring stars Steve Martin and Diane Keaton in their classic mom and dad get-ups. In … Read more