Mental Floss

POP CULTURE









Gabriel Byrne and John Turturro in Joel and Ethan Coen's Miller's Crossing (1990).

Though it was largely overshadowed by 'Goodfellas' when it was released in 1990, the Coen brothers’ masterful gangster film is worth a second look.

Matthew Jackson






Shannen Doherty, Lisanne Falk, Kim Walker, and Winona Ryder star in Heathers (1989).

It’s doubtful that the dark comedy 'Heathers,' with its shocking violence and politically incorrect teen-speak, would likely ever be made today.

Roger Cormier