Tara Aquino

Tara Aquino

Tara Aquino is a freelance writer-editor who has written for Complex, VH1, Latina, Pigeons and Planes, and AfterEllen, among others. She's an indie film junkie with a soft spot for all things YA, St. Vincent, and Coach Taylor.

Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall in Coming to America (1988).

Eddie Murphy’s hilarious performance(s) in 'Coming to America' turned a silly little film into a certified comedy classic.

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Columbia/TriStar

The high school flick—which was released 10 years ago—seems like the ultimate bromance movie, but its themes are much more universal.

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Paramount Pictures

It takes just 14 words—“Welcome to Good Burger, home of the Good Burger, can I take your order?”—to make a ‘90s kid swoon with nostalgia.

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Mel Gibson stars in George Miller's Mad Max (1979).

What began as director George Miller's ambitious action film about a solitary cop on a mission to take down a violent biker gang has evolved into the 'Mad Max' series—a post-apocalyptic sensory overload of a franchise.

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