The Movie "Air" Worships a Sports Shoe
When are movies long commercials and not artwork?
(This review of “Air” extends my brief letterboxd writeup, in case some of you saw it there.)
My first pair of Air Jordans were these bad boys, pictured below. The year was 1989. I asked for these, I think, for birthday or Christmas. They were at least $100, which is something like $236 today.
Why my parents allowed this, I don’t know.
They are my only …
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