Vulture
Fans roar on Ireland during their quarter-final against the hosts in Italia ’90. Photo: Getty
So often cultural nostalgia is about selling something. A fashion trend that you were relieved to see go the first time round gets recycled and the kids all decide to wear it, just to spite the rest of us.
A Hollywood executive without any better ideas decides to remake a beloved classic and we all hate-watch it, just to reassure ourselves they don’t make ’em like they used to.