1999, 25th anniversaries, and "Anchorman"

A couple of cable news channels seem to be giving (undue IMO) attention to 2024 being the 25th anniversary of the 1999 Will Ferrell vehicle "Anchorman," as though it's some kind of comedic masterpiece. I guess this can be explained because they're all, well, anchormen (and anchorladies) themselves.
However there does seem to be a growing consensus in the film criticism community that 1999 was indeed a unique year that produced a bumper crop of fine films -- much in the same way as in 1939 when the stars aligned and produced several acclaimed films such as "Gone With the Wind," "Wizard of Oz," "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington," etc.
My local CBS affiliate, NewsChannel5, also operates a digital channel called "NewsChannel5+" that's sort of a "public access" channel with several different shows that interview people on various topics. Recently on their "OpenLine" program they interviewed a local film buff and "botique" cinema employee who talks about why 1999 was such an historic year in films and discusses several highlights including "Sixth Sense," "Saving Private Ryan," "Eyes Wide Shut," "Girl Interrupted," "Talented Mr. Ripley," "American Beauty," etc.
If your interest has been piqued you can view the interview here:
https://www.newschannel5.com/plus/openline/why-was-1999-such-an-important-year-in-cinema (could be kind of choppy depending on your compatibility, it was when I tried watching it on the site)