Kyle Mooney's directorial debut, 'Y2K', premiered at SXSW, receiving positive reviews for its nostalgic take on the turn of the millennium. Critics praised the film for its fun and ridiculous approach to the Y2K scare, emphasizing it as 'Fun ridiculous, not bad ridiculous' and a 'Gleefully Gonzo Dose of Nostalgic Revisionism'. The film, produced by A24, dives into millennium mania, recreating December 31, 1999, with a specific yet broad vision reminiscent of the 1950s in 'Back to the Future'. The nostalgia storytelling has caught up to a point that it's 'really fucking me up', reflecting on the passage of time since the Y2K scare.
A computer apocalypse was never realistically lurking underneath us, but A24's “Y2K” is a reminder that the return of the high concept comedy always was. Read our #SXSW review of Kyle Mooney's directorial debut: https://t.co/dKQrZHz108 https://t.co/gLGSSKwWhZ
In #Y2K, director Kyle Mooney recreates December 31, 1999 with such a specific but deliberately broad brush that it recalls the vision of the 1950s in Back to the Future. Read our review from #SXSW2024: https://t.co/EdaAP9plzY
‘Y2K’ Review: Kyle Mooney’s Apocalyptic Comedy Is a Gleefully Gonzo Dose of Nostalgic Revisionism https://t.co/cIpdxVzQGD
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Saw Kyle Mooney’s Y2K and it’s ridiculous. Fun ridiculous, not bad ridiculous. It’s also really fucking me up that nostalgia storytelling has caught up to taking place after I graduated high school. I’m so old. https://t.co/CU6AJTiA3z