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Tyler Sage lives in Los Angeles and works in the film industry. You can find his other work at tylersage.substack.com, and on Twitter at @tk_sage.

Show added a subtle political angle to its broad comedy to craft a still-relevant story.

Series shifted cultural landscape with its comedic accomplishments, as well as its willingness to tackle divisive social issues.

The ad campaign, which debuted in 1984, has a long and fascinating history.

Sidney Poitier's comedy featuring Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder was the highest-earning film by a black director until "Black Panther."

With its focus on technological dystopia, 007's 1997 film feels like it could have been made yesterday.

'Up in Smoke' follow-up continues drug-addled silliness - but even more drug-addled and silly.

Whoa ... let's party on with the 1989 movie that helped define a generation of underachieving stoners.

The British comedy troupe's absurdist influence continues to this day.

Storm-stranded planes, a desperate man with a bomb and cheating spouses figure into the film that launched a thousand sequels and imitators.

The song, from the movie 'Wonder Boys,' won the Academy Award.

John Hughes revolutionized a genre in the '80s by taking teens seriously.

The director of 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' and 'Poltergeist' churned out a two-part miniseries that managed to succeed despite itself.

George Roy Hill's film helped define the modern Western.

The removal of Burt Reynold's mustache 10 minutes into 'The Longest Yard' says something beautiful about the '70s anti-hero genre.