1990s

How ‘Eyes Wide Shut’ Went From Disappointment to Unlikely Christmas Classic

When Stanley Kubrick’s final film opened in the summer of 1999, most thought it was a misfire. More than 20 years later, it’s now properly appreciated as a strangely appropriate encapsulation of all that’s alienating and weirdly entrancing about the holidays

It’s Turbo Time: An Oral History of ‘Jingle All the Way’

Derided by critics but beloved by families and fans, the Arnold Schwarzenegger comedy has since become a Christmas classic. Here’s how it all came together

Jasmin St. Claire Will Always Be the Gang-Bang Queen

In 1996, she broke the record for the world’s biggest gang bang, creating a media frenzy that still follows her today. But though St. Claire’s record has been topped since, hers is the only one people continue to care about

‘Wild Things’ Existed at a Time When There Was Actually Sex on the Big Screen

Now on Netflix, the steamy, silly 1998 thriller feels like it exists in a parallel reality where Hollywood was into threesomes and lurid love stories