We are now in 2026, and God, do we need it. We have a deep urge to know that women can find our power again and that it cannot be stripped from us, broom after broom. That no matter what forces surround us or try to do us in, if we stick together, we can overcome every one of them.

Diane Keaton was part of the wallpaper of the women in my generation's lives.

Half a century later, its themes feel prophetic. Identity, systemic inequity, and a culture addicted to media spectacle are even sharper in today’s world, where every crisis is broadcast and replayed in seconds. Dog Day Afternoon isn’t just a time capsule of the 1970s — it’s a mirror, reminding us how spectacle, desperation, and humanity intertwine.

Released in 1995, The Net imagined a world where one woman’s identity could be erased with a keystroke, long before we understood just how much power the internet would hold over our lives.

Why it Matters A high-energy cheerleading comedy that debuted 25 years ago, Bring It On quickly became a cultural phenomenon. Directed...

Remember September 2000? Y2K panic was officially behind us, iPods hadn’t yet replaced our mix CDs, and the soundtrack to every vaguely...