Pulling old critic magazines from the basement gave me a new trick

My mom kept every issue of a film review monthly from the 90s. Critics then had a full month to sit with a movie before writing. Now, takes fly out before the popcorn's cold. Here's my tip: hunt down those older reviews for films you love. It frames the movie in its own time, not through today's lens. Reading what they said about 'The Matrix' back in 1999 is a trip. You see the buzz without all the noise we have now.

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drew_jones311mo ago

Seriously, digging up old reviews is a great idea. It must be wild to see how they talked about 'The Matrix' before it became a whole thing. But do you think waiting a month made their takes better, or just different? Like, did they miss some stuff because they didn't have years to think about it?

the_andrew1mo ago

So are we just ignoring how my hot takes from 2015 already look embarrassing?

drew2771mo agoMost Upvoted

Just delete anything from before 2018.

diana_jenkins651mo ago

Prefer seeing the old cringe, @drew277.