1996 Week

This week’s entry: Ted Kaczynski

In the mid-’90s, a force rose from the ruins of the British empire. This force would go on to assume a role of…

Here at The A.V. Club, we’re pretty big on the movies director Edgar Wright has made with star and co-writer Simon…

Welcome back to AVQ&A, where we throw out a question for discussion among the staff and readers. Consider this a…

In Hear This, The A.V. Club writers sing the praises of songs they know well. This week, we’re picking some of our…

Robert Altman. David Cronenberg. Michael Cimino. Stephen Frears. Raúl Ruiz. André Téchiné. Chen Kaige. The Coen…

19XX was simultaneously the end of Capcom’s 1942/1943 shooters and their salvation. Trading in the deeply awkward…

Some things are best appreciated by the very young: Clove cigarettes. Wine coolers. The Rocky Horror Picture Show.…

One of the most infamous characters in Simpsons history might be partially inspired by one of the most infamous…

In Hear This, The A.V. Club writers sing the praises of songs they know well. This week, we’re picking some of our…

When the Nintendo 64 launched in the United States in September of 1996, players had just two games to choose from:…

Usually when I tell a fellow Doctor Who fan that my first real foray into the fandom was the 1996 TV movie, I get a…

In 1996, 3-D video games made good. Super Mario 64 and Tomb Raider weren’t alone in the land of three-dimensional…

It may be difficult to remember now that big-ticket superhero movies arrive on a near-monthly basis, but back in…

In Hear This, The A.V. Club writers sing the praises of songs they know well. This week, we’re picking some of our…

1996 was a good year for popcorn blockbusters and hip French movies. It was the year that a bunch of great or at…

“It was just a normal Saturday, like the 51 other Saturdays that year.” So begins the 13th episode of the third…

On October 1, 1996, Matchbox Twenty, led by singer-songwriter Rob Thomas, released its debut album, Yourself Or…

Music fans who came of age during the era of Monica Lewinsky, Pearl Jam, and Friends may experience a strong sense…