Nostalgia

In a couple of weeks we’ll be able to take a time warp nearly 40 years back with the newly-remastered version of “Tom Petty: Heartbreakers Beach Party.” Marking the very first film for Academy Award winner Cameron Crowe, this documentary follows Tom and the band as they ride the first major wave of popularity and […]

Why are we digging up the trailer for this 1995 satire comedy? Oh, no reason. Just seemed relevant. If you don’t remember Canadian Bacon, it’s Michael Moore’s only non-documentary film and it’s about a US President being convinced that he’ll be better liked if he starts a cold war and national rivalry with the Canadians […]

Who remembers the Waterways Train station? Waterways used to be the busier part of the Fort McMurray area thanks to the train station and the river barges. In fact the site of the Heritage Shipyard is close to where the northern terminus of the entire North American railway system was – for a time. The […]

And I don’t just mean on a t-shirt. Somehow I missed this when it showed up in October.. The way that the idea of the North American House Hippo stole our collective imagination and attention in 1999. Twenty-five whole years ago, we needed a bit of help fostering a collective sense of healthy skepticism about […]

Happy 30th anniversary to the world’s first fully CGI tv show, a gift to kids of the mid-90’s. This show from Mainframe Entertainment was everything when I was growing up, and now the pilot episode has finally been ‘remastered’ to modern standards. The story behind why this prettier version is even possible is fascinating, and […]

I watched this video a couple of days ago, and I keep thinking about it. I’ve enjoyed several of the deep dive film analysis videos from this CinemaStix channel on Youtube – they always seem to be able to include something I had never known or noticed before. And when I tell you I’ve seen […]

The Juice is loose, and so is Axel Foley. Of these two 30+ year sequels, which is the first pick for you?

Twelve finalists for the 2023 induction into the Toy Hall of Fame (at The Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, NY) have been announced. Each one packs a powerful punch of nostalgia. From baseball cards, to Choose Your Own Adventure books, to that Little Tykes Cozy Coupe that was literally everywhere in the 80’s. […]