It’s Time to Admit That ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Is a Classic NYC Film — As the TMNT emerge from the sewer, one claw pushing off the heavy, oppressive yolk of 1990s America, it’s clear: this is an immigrant story, a story about siblings being raised by a single dad, a story about the failure of police in communities, a New York City tale for all time. (New Line Cinema)

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It’s Time to Admit That ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Is a Classic NYC Film

Mychal Denzel Smith

4:21 PM EDT on May 19, 2022

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