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Topic: The Swell

“Godzilla Minus One” (TOHO International)

The useful rage of Godzilla

Melanie McFarland
Nan Goldin in "All the Beauty and The Beauty and the Bloodshed" (HBO)

A powerful Oscar nominee you didn't see

Coleman Spilde
Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman in “All the President’s Men” (Warner Bros./Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images)

"All the President's Men" was a warning

Coleman Spilde
Miss Piggy on “The Muppet Show” (Disney/Mitch Haaseth)

Everyone should live like Miss Piggy

Melanie McFarland
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Margot Robbie as Catherine Earnshaw in "Wuthering Heights" (Warner Bros. Pictures)

"Wuthering Heights" meets Gen Z yearning

Andi Zeisler
Prince performs on stage during the 1986 Parade Tour on June 7, 1986 at the Cobo Arena in Detroit, Michigan (Bill Marino/Sygma via Getty Images)

We still swoon for Prince's "Kiss"

Melanie McFarland
Frances McDormand as Marge Gunderson in “Fargo,” 1996 (Gramercy Pictures/Getty Images)

"Fargo" and the impact of Minnesota nice

Coleman Spilde
David Bowie and Jennifer Connelly in "Labyrinth," 1986 (Stanley Bielecki Movie Collection/Getty Images)

Bowie’s Goblin King casts a long spell

Melanie McFarland
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Anne Hathaway on location for “The Devil Wears Prada” in New York (James Devaney/WireImage)

"Devil Wears Prada" feeds makeover fever

Andi Zeisler
Swedish pop group ABBA has always been popular in Vietnam, with one song in particular holding particular poignancy (Photo illustration by Salon / Getty Images / Sergio Mendoza Hochmann / Gus Stewart)

The ABBA song that's huge in Vietnam

Hanh Nguyen
Diane Keaton as Sybil Stone in "The Family Stone" (20th Century Fox)

A holiday viewing guide for every taste

Hanh Nguyen
Reginald Owen stars as Ebenezer Scrooge in the 1938 motion picture "A Christmas Carol" (John Springer Collection/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)

The timeless gift of Scrooge

Coleman Spilde
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Tenika Davis as Achillia in "Spartacus: House of Ashur" (Starz)

Why the Roman Empire still captivates us

Melanie McFarland
The cast of "The Dick Van Dyke Show," circa 1965. (Bettman/Contributor/Getty Images)

Dick Van Dyke changed TV forever

Melanie McFarland
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