It’s been four decades since Samantha Baker bemoaned the fact that everyone had forgotten her 16th birthday amid the chaos caused by her wacky sister’s impending nuptials. On May 4, 1984, “Sixteen ...

Forty years after its release, Sixteen Candles has an undeniable place in the pantheon of American comedies. The box-office smash has remained a staple in the coming-of-age genre, even if its legacy ...

Molly Ringwald has never shied away from bluntly reassessing the 1980s teen rom-coms that made her a Hollywood legend. During a March 2025 appearance on Monica Lewinsky’s podcast “Reclaiming,” the ...