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“The second thing I was reminded of when I first re-watched ‘Boomerang’ this year was how good everyone looked,” writes columnist Damon Young (@damonyoungvsb). “Each man was uncommonly handsome. Not handsome in a physically striking way — although some were that too. (Has a man in a movie ever looked better than Eddie Murphy does here?) But handsome the way a woman from an earlier time might describe a man who looks like he smells good.” He continues, “The first thing I was reminded of is just how great a movie it is. The late ’80s and early ’90s were a boon for canonical romantic comedies. … ‘Boomerang,’ which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year, doesn’t just exist in that category, it stands alone above it.” Young also thinks that the movie ruined him — and a generation of Black men. Read why through the link in our bio. (Photo illustration by @made.by.small. Photo: © Paramount/Courtesy Everett Collection)
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