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Sunday, February 15, 2026

Sunday Best: SuperBowl Ads 2026

  While I've come to enjoy football more over the last few years, the main draw of the Super Bowl for me has always been the commercials.


This year I wasn't horribly impressed.  I don't think any of them will make a lasting cultural impression.  But these are my thoughts:


Best Trailer:  THE ADVENTURES OF CLIFF BOOTH

I love Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.  I don't think that this one is going be as good, but I found myself excited to see Cliff Booth again.


Weirdest - LIQUID IV

Singing toilets.  I don't know how that cannot be weird.



Most Emotional - #1 LAYS

These generational commercials always get me.  As I've gotten older and feel the passage of time, this little movie about the passing on of a legacy, not just of a farm but of love, was moving.


Most Emotional - #2 REDFIN ROCK MORTGAGE

I know that this was a bit manipulative, but it touches on the alienation you feel going to a new neighborhood, but the strength and comfort you feel when you find your community.

Favorite Commercial - Dunkin

Readers of this blog know what a big Affleck fan I am.  As soon as I saw him dressed like Will Hunting, I was busting up laughing.  I also love the nostalgia of all the classic '90's actors/characters, including Jasmine Guy  to fill out the cast.  It's such a wonderfully dumbed down and overly commercialized satire of the movie that I watched it several times.


All of these are my own subjective feelings.  What are your thoughts?

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