ahead of its time

That film’s box office success served as evidence that “My So-Called Life’” had the misfortune of being ever-so-slightly ahead of its time.

One was his debut, “Boxcar Sessions,” an incredibly left-of-center release that was still definitely rooted in hip-hop, though it still sounded light-years ahead of its time.

I think it was ahead of its time.

The film illuminates a singular career that always was ahead of its time, as the men, now both 77, converse over a meal — in the style of “My Dinner With Andre” — at Matteo’s, an old-school Hollywood hangout once favored by the Rat Pack.

Although ahead of its time in many respects, “Jelly’s Last Jam” hasn’t had a revival on Broadway.