Learning Curves: ‘Back to School’ and ‘Soul Man’ at 40 ✦
Who gets to go to college? And what's college for? Two campus comedies from 40 years ago suggested some wild answers.
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‘Independence Day’ at 30: Remembering the film from nine of its dumbest lines ✦
Revisiting the most ingratiatingly stupid blockbuster of the 1990s.
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‘Spy Hard’ Revisited: An Origin Story
One of many forgotten Leslie Nielsen spoofs released after the success of 'The Naked Gun,' 'Spy Hard' debuted 30 years ago. For one of The Reveal's writers, it was a momentous occasion.
“You and I both respond to goals”: ‘Bottle Rocket’ at 30 ✦
'Bottle Rocket' helped establish Wes Anderson as a major filmmaker and Luke and Owen Wilson as movie stars. But it's always been more than just a humble indie launching pad.
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The Killer Inside Me: 'A History of Violence' at 20
How David Cronenberg's pulpy thriller about the secret past of a real Midwesterner continues to haunt the culture.
‘Quiz Show’ at 30: The Last of the Middlebrow Masterpieces
Hollywood has stopped making movies like Robert Redford's impeccably crafted drama about the '50s quiz show scandals. We're poorer for it.