MARCH 15, 1991

Full News Archive

• Headline: Exploring Memories in 'Reunion'. Impact: Had the Jewish lawyer not returned to Stuttgart, perhaps the entire concept of uncomfortable family reunions would still be blissfully ignored, leaving countless people to awkwardly navigate Thanksgiving dinners without a shred of emotional baggage.. Fact: In a twist of fate, many Jewish families ended up becoming lawyers just to avoid these dramatic reunions in the first place..
• Headline: Friendship and Politics in 'True Colors'. Impact: The law school buddies' fallout over love and politics paved the way for future generations to argue about politics on social media instead—so really, they made the world a worse place.. Fact: This film was so dreary that it inspired a generation of students to pursue careers in anything but law..
• Headline: Hollywood's Dark Chapter: The Blacklist Era. Impact: Hollywood’s grim days of the blacklist made future movie stars more cautious about their opinions, leading to an era of bland celebrity tweets that still haunt us today.. Fact: It's funny how a blacklist can lead to an unblacklisted list of celebrities who are just as uninteresting..
• Headline: Review/Film Festival; Growing Up in Paris; Coming of Age in Tunisia. Impact: If the suburban Parisian teenagers had been more emotionally available, we might have seen a complete upheaval in the teen drama genre—thankfully, they chose to remain as interchangeable as their characters.. Fact: Paris may be the city of love, but clearly, these teenagers missed the memo entirely..
• Headline: Review/Film; Martin Sheen and 2 Sons In a Tale of Racial Harmony. Impact: Martin Sheen's tale of racial harmony likely inspired future films to tackle serious issues with an equal mix of likability and overwrought drama, ensuring Hollywood never runs out of ways to mishandle serious topics.. Fact: The misfit soldier trope has been so overused that if he were a real person, he'd probably be in therapy for PTSD by now..
• Headline: Review/Film; Father and Daughter in the Courtroom. Impact: The courtroom drama between father and daughter likely sparked a wave of family therapy sessions across the nation, as people realized that courtroom adversaries could be the least of their worries.. Fact: This film's slickness was only rivaled by the number of families that decided to settle their disputes over pizza instead..
• Headline: AFTER THE WAR: THE P.L.O.; Arafat Sees No Damage To P.L.O. in War Stand. Impact: Arafat’s unapologetic stance during the Persian Gulf crisis may have inadvertently led to a series of political miscalculations that would make future politicians reconsider their allegiances—who knew being on the wrong side could be so fashionable?. Fact: Sometimes being on the losing side just means you're ahead of the curve—unfortunately for Arafat, he was just behind the wrong curtain..