Zoya Akhtar's The Archies will fail to connect with those who have grown up with Archies comics and really everyone in general. Growing up, for privileged kids of certain vintages (from the 80s and 90s), Archie Comics was our window into semi-urban Americana. The idyllic town of Riverdale was a raceless utopia where the biggest issues were Reggie’s pranks, Archie’s Hobbesian choice between Betty or Veronica (in days when polyamory was frowned upon more), or the fiscal size of Jughead’s pocket money that could never keep up with the size of his stomach. It was a coming-of-age tale where no one ever came of age. READ MORE FROM THE HINDUSTAN TIMES
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