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Nostalgia Trip of the Week
Remember when everything didn't suck? Jonah Hill does, which is probably why he wrote and directed Mid90s, a coming-of-age skateboarding film that seems to have been hermetically sealed in a time capsule. From its use of fisheye lenses to its dingy, DIY aesthetic, the film captures the era when skating started trends and spawned great art; from Spike Jonze pushing boundaries with skate films like Video Days to Big Brother magazine building the "Jackass" franchise, it was a time when the underground pushed things forward. The good news? Mid90s opens in theaters Friday. The bad news? You still have to see it in 2018.
How Jonah Hill made a skate film that doesn't suck
Remember when everything didn't suck? Jonah Hill does, which is probably why he wrote and directed Mid90s, a coming-of-age skateboarding film that seems to have been hermetically sealed in a time capsule. From its use of fisheye lenses to its dingy, DIY aesthetic, the film captures the era when skating started trends and spawned great art; from Spike Jonze pushing boundaries with skate films like Video Days to Big Brother magazine building the "Jackass" franchise, it was a time when the underground pushed things forward. The good news? Mid90s opens in theaters Friday. The bad news? You still have to see it in 2018.
How Jonah Hill made a skate film that doesn't suck