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A crowd of people in Pompeii watch Mount Vesuvius erupt

Ad of the Week: PNC Bank ‘Boring Over Time’ by Arnold

The bank and agency Arnold revive reliable characters and tropes for the latest chapter of its entertaining ‘Brilliantly Boring’ platform.

A group of footballers run after a football

Ad of the Week: Nike ‘Rip the Script’ by Wieden + Kennedy

The six-minute film is pure chaos — and a fever dream for soccer fans.

A focus group convening six participants sitting around a table

Ad of the Week: Snickers ‘Peanut Butter Focus Group’ by BBDO

Eric André’s cheeky ad for the candy brand hits competitor Reese's in its sweet spot.

A waitress holds a tray with a basket of French fries and a bottle of Heinz ketchup

Ad of the Week: Heinz ‘The Life of a Bottle’ by Wieden+Kennedy New York

The latest chapter of the long-running It Has to be Heinz platform serves up a side of nostalgia and simple storytelling in a delightfully digestible watch.

Interior of a college campus library populated with students, each of whom has a doppelgänger

Ad of the Week: Microsoft ‘Doppelmode’ by Droga5

The trippy new campaign for Windows has us seeing double … a lot.

A woman wearing a fur coat and holding a glass of tequila sits in a leather chair

Ad of the Week: Pantalones Organic Tequila ‘The Most Interesting Mom in the World’ by Maximum Effort

Matthew McConaughey’s 94-year old mother serves up bawdy storytelling in hilarious Mother’s Day campaign for her son’s tequila brand.

A child's hand draws a smiley face and Mickey Mouse on window condensation

Ad of the Week: Make-A-Wish and Disney ‘Drawn to You’ by Fallon

Fallon’s heartwarming spot for ‘Week of Wishes’ induces both hope and waterworks.

A man stand before a Tecate branded eagle sculpture

Ad of the Week: Tecate ‘Welcome Back, Paisano’ by LePub Mexico

Repatriation gets a new narrative in LePub’s cheeky spot for the beer brand.

A grown man wears a child's birthday hat surrounded by other adults

Ad of the Week: Casper ‘Birthday Boy’ by Orchard

A birthday celebration devolves into the stuff of nightmares in the mattress brand’s hilarious new campaign from Orchard.

Zendaya and a group of diverse people wearing On brand athleisure

Ad of the Week: On ‘Shape of Dreams’ by Spike Jonze

The Swiss sportswear brand gives us the creative trifecta we didn’t know we needed in Zendaya, Law Roach and Spike Jonze.

A potter works a clay spinning wheel, he has three arms in the style of AI generated images

Ad of the Week: The RealReal ‘L’ultimo Uomo Reale (I Am Real)’ by Team One

Team One’s hilarious spot for the luxury goods reseller artfully embraces the absurdity of AI slop to address the all-too-real frustration of being fleeced by fakes.

Hands are seen coloring in states on a map of the United States

Ad of the Week: ACLU ‘The Beat’

Bruce Springsteen’s classic anthem delivers a powerful message in support of birthright citizenship.

Taraji P. Henson sits behind a desk with a name plate reading

Ad of the Week: Fanatics Casino ‘The House Always Rewards’

Taraji P. Henson makes her debut as a rewards Grinch in the betting platform’s new campaign.

POV view of a low-poly CGI hand touching a glass window with a real person displayed in the reflection

Ad of the Week: Coinbase ‘Your Way Out’ by Isle of Any

The cryptocurrency exchange pivots from karaoke to creatively crafted and clever storytelling for a new spot and campaign platform to debut during the Oscars.

The Sesame Street character Ernie wearing a beekeeper suit covered in bees

Ad of the Week: Uber Eats ‘Burt’s Bees’ by Special US

The brand’s Get Almost, Almost Anything campaign by Special US rolls out another roster of creative bangers, but this one is our fave.

ESPN Tournament Challenge logo next to Joe Lunardi wearing a doctor's outfit

Ad of the week: ESPN ‘Living With Bracketbrain’ by BSSP

A satirical reintroduction of the Bracketbrain platform through pharma-centric elements, ESPN successfully pokes fun at the symptoms of March Madness bracket obsession.

A woman is singing, two people are seen blurred in the background

Ad of the Week: Old Spice ‘Mom Song 2.0: The End of Adolescents’ by Wieden+Kennedy

The men’s personal care brand brings back clingy boy-mom ballads with a perfect parody — and a spot-on cultural reference.

A woman looks over her shoulder in the Kotex ad ‘Own Your Flow’

Ad of the Week: Kotex ‘Own Your Flow’ by Omnicom

A Tears For Fears song, stunning visuals and powerful storytelling makes this cinematic spot for the menstrual hygiene brand a ‘period piece’ worth watching.

A Big Mouth Billy Bass animatronic fish on a Jeep-branded board hanging on a wall

Ad of the Week: Jeep ‘Billy Goes to the River’ by Highdive

A young boy’s pure intentions for a novelty toy go horribly and hilariously wrong in Highdive’s latest work for the automaker.

A woman stands in her home looking shocked by something she sees off screen

Ad of the Week: Life360 ‘Fridge’ by Alto

The brand continues its unhinged and dark humor-tinged streak with a new spot that could serve as a cautionary tale on parenthood.

Animated screen of a girl floating in a city

Ad of the Week: Panda Express ‘Wishes’ by Opinionated

The latest iteration of the brand’s Have You Eaten Yet? campaign takes a dreamy and heartwarming direction for the Lunar New Year.

A man at a family reunion wears a shirt reading

Ad of the Week: Progressive ‘Joe’s Family Reunion’ by Arnold Worldwide

Arnold’s wickedly funny Passive Progressive campaign returns for a second year with even more snark.

The Jonas Brothers in a kitchen holding various breakfast food and drink items

Ad of the Week: Blue Diamond Almond Breeze ‘Jonas Brothers: The Pitch. An Almond Breeze Film’ by McKinney

Nick, Joe and Kevin are no match against plucky brand partnership agents and AI slop in this hilarious short film.

Caitlin Clark dribbling a basketball

Ad of the Week: Nike ‘From Anywhere’ by Conscious Minds

Caitlin Clark’s brand anthem makes its star-studded debut.

Gabrielle Union and Kirsten Dunst holding Google smart phones

Ad of the Week: Google ‘Try It On’ by Shadow

Kirsten Dunst and Gabrielle Union bring on the nostalgia in this fun spot from Shadow.

A pirate twerks on an office boardroom table

Ad of the Week: Uber Eats ‘Pirate’s Booty’ by Special US

Timbers were shivering in the making of this spot, one of a series of hilarious entries directed by MJZ’s Nick Ball.

Cast of Clash of Clans characters

Ad of the Week: Supercell ‘Heroes’ by Uncommon Creative Studio Stockholm

Uncommon Creative Studio Stockholm’s new work for ‘Clash Royale’ assembles 7 creative styles for an epic 8-minute fight scene.

A family stands together, all wearing Christmas sweaters

Ad of the Week: Publix ‘Merry Birthday’ by Fig

Fig’s hilariously heartwarming ad for the grocery chain gives a dinosaur-loving little girl born on Christmas the special celebration she deserves.

Four women hold pictures of survivors of abuse at the hands of sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein

Ad of the Week: World Without Exploitation’s ‘National PSA Calling for the Release of ALL the Epstein Files’

The powerful PSA called on Congress to take action … and for the world to hear survivor stories.

A dog and girl sit under a holiday tree

Ad of the Week: Crayola ‘Blue Christmas’ by Dentsu Creative and Dentsu X

A creative little girl changes the way her family, and all of us, see Christmas.