Our 5 Ads of the Week: French Cars, Caitlin Clark, a Chatty Calculator and More

Alpine, Nike, TaxSlayer, Betterment and the Greek Ministry of the Interior

Week’s Best: The Most Dystopian Car Commercial Ever
Alpine portrays driving its electric vehicles as an act of rebellion. Flesh-bags battle future schlock with sci-fi humor, leaving our robotic overlords in the dust. From legendary commercial director Nicolai Fuglsig (of Sony “Balls” fame).

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Nike Says: Caitlin Clark Can Make It ‘From Anywhere’
The WNBA superstar, Travis Scott and the Kelce Brothers take their best shot at delivering Nike’s hard-charging ethos. And it’s all net in a campaign that dropped on Christmas Day.

Animals’ Fear of Fireworks Blazes Across the Sky
A reminder for New Year’s Eve from the Greek Ministry of the Interior. Images of dogs, cats and horses light up the sky in a plea for their humans to lower the volume on noisy fireworks.

‘Tax-cidents’ Can Happen. Sometimes, They’re Costly
You wanna pay more? Really? Of course not. The Betterment app kicks off our most taxing season by positioning itself as a year-round financial-planning resource.

TaxSlayer Rolls Out Calculator Spokescharacter
He’s good with numbers, like 1099 and W2. Dude gets a tad sweaty at one point. But preparing returns is stressful. An actor donned an impressive suit to deliver this goofy but memorable message.